President-elect Trump on Saturday harshly criticized Syrian rebel forces' efforts to seize the city of Damascus, but stressed that this was not America's fight.
“Russia, with strong ties to Ukraine and the loss of over 600,000 soldiers there, appears unable to stop its literal march into Syria, a country they have defended for years,” Trump wrote. . society of truthalso claimed that former President Obama did not support the country enough during his administration.
Trump added in the post: “There was no great benefit for Russia in Syria other than making President Obama look really stupid.”
The US Embassy in Syria on Friday pressed Americans to leave the war-torn region. Russia and Iran have been supporting the country's government in its fight against the rebels for months.
“In any case, Syria is a mess, but it is not our friend. The United States should have nothing to do with it. This is not our fight. Let it go. Don't get involved!” Trump the president wrote Saturday morning.
The rebels' goal is to force Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down. Recent resistance efforts have been led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a US-designated terrorist group.
They succeeded in taking control of the city of Aleppo, grounding flights from the international airport and prompting a global response.
The United States has little involvement in the region, aside from 900 troops stationed in the northeastern territory on a mission to prevent an ISIS resurgence.
