Syria is weeks away from a “large -scale civil war”, says Marco Rubio

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned today that Syria may be weeks away from a “large -scale civil war”, a few days after meeting with US government leadership with the Syrian transitional authorities. “In fact, we believe that, sincerely, the transitional authority, given the challenges it faces, is a few weeks, if not months, from a possible collapse and a large -scale civil war, which means the country’s dismantling,” Rubio told the Foreign Relations Committee. Last week, as part of his tour of Gulf countries, Donald Trump had a meeting with Riyadh with Syrian transitional president Ahmed al-Sara, with the US president unexpectedly announcing the lifting of sanctions against Damascus, saying that he said. “In our appreciation, honestly, the transitional authority, given the challenges it faces, is a few weeks, if not months, from a possible collapse and one […]
Source: News Beast

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