The U.S. blamed Bashar Assad's regime for Syria's humanitarian disaster, rejecting the Syrian president's claim that Turkey is sabotaging efforts to affect cease-fires in the country
The Syrian president accused Turkey of sabotaging efforts to bring about ceasefires in Aleppo. Speaking about the issue on Friday, April 17, State Department Spokeswoman Marie Harf rejected Assad's remarks.
Harf said: “It's the Assad regime that bears the overwhelming responsibility for the humanitarian disaster in Syria and in the region, and Assad often presents this false choice between his regime and terrorist groups, like ISIL. And that's certainly not how we see it. I just – I'm not giving a lot of credence to his comments given his actions over the last many, many months.”
"The main factor was the huge support that came through Turkey; logistic support, and military support, and of course financial support that came through Saudi Arabia and Qatar," Assad claimed in an interview that Swedish newspaper Expressen published on Friday.
She added, “As we've said, Turkey is a key member of the anti-ISIL coalition. We work very closely with them as a NATO ally and partner on this and other issues.”
The roots of the Syrian conflict date back to March 2011, when anti-government protests gained momentum and the government reacted with violence to quell the protests. The United Nations has stated that the ongoing conflict has resulted in the death count of at least 210,000 and forced nearly one half of the country's population to abandon their homes.
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