{"id":6231,"date":"2015-11-21T11:22:48","date_gmt":"2015-11-21T11:22:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/?p=6231"},"modified":"2015-11-21T11:22:48","modified_gmt":"2015-11-21T11:22:48","slug":"assad-must-go-to-end-syria-civil-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/assad-must-go-to-end-syria-civil-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Assad must go to end Syria civil war"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Obama\"<\/a>US President Barack Obama on Thursday said Syria\u2019s civil war would not end unless Bashar Al-Assad leaves power, discounting suggestions the Middle Eastern leader could take part in future elections.
\n\u201cI do not foresee a situation in which we can end the civil war in Syria while Assad remains in power,\u201d Obama said on the sidelines of a trade summit in Manila.
\nAssad\u2019s fate has become a key stumbling block to peace in Syria and a point of contention between the West and Assad\u2019s backers in Moscow and Tehran.
\nObama\u2019s comments come days after meeting Assad\u2019s top backer, Russian President Vladimir Putin, which appeared to see the two sides edge closer to an agreement.
\nRussia, seeking to maintain its foothold in Syria, has strongly opposed Assad\u2019s ouster.
\nBut Obama insisted Syrians would not accept Assad staying in power, after a brutal civil war that has seen his regime carry out indiscriminate attacks on civilians.
\n\u201cEven if I said that was okay, I still don\u2019t think it would actually work,\u201d Obama said.
\n\u201cYou could not get the Syrian people \u2014 the majority of them \u2014 to agree to that kind of outcome.\u201d
\nEnding the four year war in Syria has taken on increasing urgency as the Daesh group has gained more and more territory, assets and recruits.
\nThe militants are suspected of carrying out large-scale terror attacks in Paris, Beirut and the bombing of a Russian airliner, killing hundreds of civilians. \u2014 AFP<\/p>\n

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