US backs Israel’s move in Syrian Golan Heights after collapse of Assad regime
The U.S. has defended Israel’s seizure of Syrian territory near the occupied Golan Heights.
State Department spokesman Matthew Miller claims the takeover of a demilitarized buffer zone is a necessary defense measure against potential terrorist threats.
Miller says the move is temporary to prevent a power vacuum in Syria that could attract terrorists.
He reiterated the U.S. commitment to the 1974 Israeli-Syrian disengagement pact, aiming for enduring stability between the nations.
Miller said the U.S. believes it is in the interests of all the countries in the region, including Israel, that there is stability in Syria and Lebanon.
On Sunday, the Israeli army imposed “closed military zones” in Syria’s occupied Golan Heights following the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime.
The Israeli army deployed additional forces along the buffer zone separating Syria and the occupied Golan Heights.
Al-Assad, who was Syria’s leader for nearly 25 years, fled to Russia after anti-regime groups took control of the capital Damascus on Sunday.
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