The White House reported Biden's monitoring of the situation in Syria

The current U.S. President Joe Biden is closely monitoring the situation in Syria. This was reported on December 8 by White House National Security Council spokesman Sean Savett.

"President Biden and his team are closely monitoring the extraordinary developments in Syria and are in constant communication with regional partners," he wrote in the social network X (former Twitter).

Middle East response: Lavrov confirms plans to support Syria

Russian Foreign Minister discussed with his colleagues in the Astana format the situation in the republic, which continues to be attacked by terrorists

On the eve, December 7, it became known that the Syrian army strengthens its positions in the suburbs of Damascus amid attempts by terrorists to destabilize the situation. In addition, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at the Doha Forum that it is unacceptable to allow terrorists to seize land in Syria.

At the same time, the Ministry of Defense of the Syrian Arab Republic reported that planes of the Syrian Air Force and the Russian Air Force carried out joint strikes on terrorist concentrations in Homs province, destroying dozens of militants.

On November 29, the Syrian army launched a counteroffensive against the positions of militants of the terrorist group and liberated the town of al-Bakum during the fighting. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi called the activation of terrorists part of the US plan against the background of Israel's defeat in Lebanon. At the same time, the White House denied its involvement in the events.

In turn, Britain, the United States, France and Germany called on all sides in Syria to de-escalate, and Russian Ambassador to the UN Vasily Nebenzya said that Russia strongly condemns the terrorists' outburst and reminded that the Russian Armed Forces are operating in Syria at the request of the legitimate authorities in Damascus and are fighting back against terrorists.