Moscow Confirms Communication with US Regarding Syrian Crisis
Moscow and Washington are in communication regarding the escalating situation in Syria, according to Russia’s UN representative, Vassily Nebenzia. Read Full Article at RT.com
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The country has seen an increase in violence and mass killings targeting ethnoreligious minorities.
Russia and the US continue to communicate regarding the situation in Syria, according to Moscow’s ambassador to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia. In recent days, conditions in the war-ravaged nation have sharply worsened, with reports indicating that hundreds of civilians have been killed.
During a press briefing on Monday, Nebenzia stated that the UN Security Council members have a consensus on the crisis in Syria and mentioned ongoing dialogue between Moscow and Washington about the developments in the Middle Eastern nation.
“The Council was united in what we discussed today, everyone spoke out. I wouldn’t say with one voice, but everyone emphasized the same elements: the inadmissibility of what happened, the mass murders, and violence,” Nebenzia conveyed to the press.
Earlier, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov expressed Moscow's concerns regarding the escalation of violence in Syria and called for prompt action. “Many nations and international organizations, including the UN, share our concern,” Peskov noted.
The Syrian government collapsed in late 2024 after militant forces opposing then-President Bashar Assad launched a surprise offensive, seizing control of Damascus in just a few days. During this offensive, the Syrian military disintegrated and was subsequently replaced by new security forces made up of various former jihadist groups.
The situation in coastal Syria worsened last week with clashes reported between the new security forces and local militias described in Western media as loyalists of former President Assad. The violence has primarily affected areas inhabited by Alawites, a group associated with the former president. Although frequently categorized as an Islamic sect, Alawites face hostility from hardline Islamists, who consider them apostates subject to extermination.
Disturbingly graphic videos circulating online allegedly show militants from the new security forces torturing and executing civilians, including women and children, in broad daylight. Over the past three days, at least 1,300 individuals, including more than 800 civilians, are reported to have been killed in the cities of Latakia and Tartus. Ahmed al-Sharaa, the de facto leader of Syria and former head of the jihadist faction HTS, has condemned the violence and vowed to hold accountable those responsible for harming civilians.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has condemned “radical Islamist terrorists, including foreign jihadis” for massacring members of Syrian minority groups such as Christians, Druze, Alawites, and Kurds. The EU, on its part, attributed the violence to “pro-Assad elements” attacking “interim government forces” and condemned “all violence against civilians,” refraining from placing blame on any specific group for the killings.
Lucas Dupont for TROIB News
Russia and the US continue to communicate regarding the situation in Syria, according to Moscow’s ambassador to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia. In recent days, conditions in the war-ravaged nation have sharply worsened, with reports indicating that hundreds of civilians have been killed.
During a press briefing on Monday, Nebenzia stated that the UN Security Council members have a consensus on the crisis in Syria and mentioned ongoing dialogue between Moscow and Washington about the developments in the Middle Eastern nation.
“The Council was united in what we discussed today, everyone spoke out. I wouldn’t say with one voice, but everyone emphasized the same elements: the inadmissibility of what happened, the mass murders, and violence,” Nebenzia conveyed to the press.
Earlier, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov expressed Moscow's concerns regarding the escalation of violence in Syria and called for prompt action. “Many nations and international organizations, including the UN, share our concern,” Peskov noted.
The Syrian government collapsed in late 2024 after militant forces opposing then-President Bashar Assad launched a surprise offensive, seizing control of Damascus in just a few days. During this offensive, the Syrian military disintegrated and was subsequently replaced by new security forces made up of various former jihadist groups.
The situation in coastal Syria worsened last week with clashes reported between the new security forces and local militias described in Western media as loyalists of former President Assad. The violence has primarily affected areas inhabited by Alawites, a group associated with the former president. Although frequently categorized as an Islamic sect, Alawites face hostility from hardline Islamists, who consider them apostates subject to extermination.
Disturbingly graphic videos circulating online allegedly show militants from the new security forces torturing and executing civilians, including women and children, in broad daylight. Over the past three days, at least 1,300 individuals, including more than 800 civilians, are reported to have been killed in the cities of Latakia and Tartus. Ahmed al-Sharaa, the de facto leader of Syria and former head of the jihadist faction HTS, has condemned the violence and vowed to hold accountable those responsible for harming civilians.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has condemned “radical Islamist terrorists, including foreign jihadis” for massacring members of Syrian minority groups such as Christians, Druze, Alawites, and Kurds. The EU, on its part, attributed the violence to “pro-Assad elements” attacking “interim government forces” and condemned “all violence against civilians,” refraining from placing blame on any specific group for the killings.
Lucas Dupont for TROIB News
