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Statement by President Trump on Syria

THE PRESIDENT: My fellow Americans, a short time ago, I ordered the United States Armed Forces to launch precision strikes on targets associated with the chemical weapons capabilities of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad. A combined operation with the armed forces of France and the United Kingdom is now underway. We thank them both. Tonight, I ...

By U.S. Mission Italy | 13 April, 2018 | Topics: News, President of the United States | Tags: Donald J. Trump, Syria

Statement From Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson on the Current Situation in Syria

As organized military efforts to defeat ISIS on the ground in Syria continue, the United States and our partners in the Coalition to Defeat ISIS are committed to ensuring that civilians from recently liberated areas can begin the process of returning home and rebuilding their lives. Actors in Syria must remember that our fight is ...

By U.S. Mission Italy | 5 July, 2017 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, News | Tags: Rex Tillerson, Syria

Briefing on Syria

The facts we’re presenting today are based on reporting from international and local nongovernmental organizations, press reporting, and also Intelligence Community assessments. The continued brutality of the Assad regime, including its use of chemical weapons, presents a clear threat to regional stability and security as well as to the national security interests of the United ...

By U.S. Mission Italy | 15 May, 2017 | Topics: News | Tags: Syria

Interview with Secretary of State Tillerson on Situation in Syria

And once the ISIS threat has been reduced or eliminated, I think we can turn our attention directly to stabilizing the situation in Syria. We’re hopeful that we can prevent a continuation of the civil war and that we can bring the parties to the table to begin the process of political discussions. Clearly, that ...

By U.S. Mission Italy | 9 April, 2017 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, News | Tags: Rex Tillerson, Syria

Statement by President Trump on Syria

My fellow Americans: On Tuesday, Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad launched a horrible chemical weapons attack on innocent civilians. Using a deadly nerve agent, Assad choked out the lives of helpless men, women, and children. It was a slow and brutal death for so many. Even beautiful babies were cruelly murdered in this very barbaric attack. ...

By U.S. Mission Italy | 6 April, 2017 | Topics: President of the United States | Tags: Donald J. Trump, Syria

Joint Statement on Syria by the Foreign Ministers of France, Italy, Germany, the UK, the U.S., and the EU

We demand immediate, expanded humanitarian access to all areas of Syria, including those on the United Nations' priority list, and we deplore the delays and obstruction caused primarily by the Syrian regime of humanitarian deliveries to Syrians in desperate need. We fully support the United Nations investigations of the use of chemical weapons in Syria ...

By U.S. Mission Italy | 24 September, 2016 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, Near East & North Africa, Policy | Tags: Gentiloni, John Kerry, Mogherini, Syria

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