UN to hold emergency meeting at Russia’s request as Syria president ousted

The UN Safety Council (UNSC) will maintain an emergency assembly in New York on Monday afternoon to debate the scenario in Syria, as introduced by Russia’s First Deputy Everlasting Consultant to the UN, Dmitry Polyansky, in a Telegram publish. Russia requested an pressing closed session with the UNSC after Syrian President Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia. 

President Bashar al-Assad fled the nation following the takeover of Damascus by rebels on Sunday. Native media TASS reported that Russia has granted Assad and his members of the family asylum primarily based on humanitarian grounds following their arrival in Moscow. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov additionally instructed reporters that the choice to grant asylum to Assad and his household was made by President Vladimir Putin. “It’s sure that such choices can’t be made with out the pinnacle of state. It was his choice,” Peskov mentioned.

Moreover, Moscow advocated for a resumption of negotiations to resolve the scenario in Syria “underneath the auspices of the UN.” In the meantime, leaders of the armed Syrian opposition have pledged to make sure “the safety of Russian army bases and diplomatic establishments in Syria.”

The EU’s Excessive Consultant issued an announcement on behalf of the EU, describing the autumn of Bashar al-Assad’s regime as a historic second for the Syrian individuals. The EU reaffirmed its solidarity with Syrians each inside and overseas, recognizing their aspirations for a brighter future whereas acknowledging the uncertainties forward. The assertion additionally urged Syrians to grab this pivotal second to reunify, stabilize, and rebuild their nation, emphasizing the significance of restoring justice and holding these accountable for previous atrocities accountable.

Up to now 24 hours, Israel and the US have performed quite a few airstrikes inside Syria. The US focused ISIS leaders, operatives, and camps in an effort to stop the group from “taking benefit of the present scenario to reconstitute in central Syria.” In the meantime, the Israeli Protection Forces (IDF) reportedly struck “strategic weapons programs,” additional intensifying the already risky scenario.

The UN assembly comes a day after Israeli forces seized a buffer zone within the jap Golan Heights, a territory contested by each Israel and Syria. The zone was established underneath a Might 1974 settlement signed after the Yom Kippur Warfare the earlier autumn.