U.S. soldiers in a Bradley Fighting Vehicle operate in an area near Syria's northeastern Semalka border crossing with Iraq's Kurdish autonomous territory, on January 12. The U.S. military operates in the country without the permission of the Syrian government, which is backed by Russian and Iran. Delil Souleiman/AFP
Syria has issued its first message to President Joe Biden, urging the incoming U.S. leader to withdraw troops from the war-torn nation and to abandon efforts to tap into the country's oil reserves.
Syrian permanent representative to the United Nations Bashar al-Jaafari derided U.S. actions in his country during a Wednesday virtual session of the U.N. Security Council. As Biden was sworn in in Washington, Jaafari called for an immediate change in Washington's foreign policy in Syria, where a multi-sided civil war with U.S. involvement neared its 10th anniversary.
"The American occupation forces continue to plunder Syria's wealth of oil, gas and agricultural crops, burning and destroying what it cannot steal," Jaafari said, according to the state-run Syrian Arab News Agency.
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WNU Editor: Here is a good analysis on what to expect .... What Syria policy can we expect from the Biden administration? (Alicia Medina, Syria Direct). Bottom line. Expect the Biden administration to maintain a military presence in Northeast Syria.
