Macron: France Ready to Conduct New Strikes on Syria if Chemical Weapons Used
- Macron: France Ready to Conduct New Strikes on Syria if Chemical Weapons Used
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French President Emmanuel Macron commented Monday on the situation in Syria’s Idlib as well as on the dependence of the European defense on the US.
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France is ready to conduct further airstrikes in Syria in response to Damascus’ use of chemical weapons, French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday during his speech to French ambassadors.
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“We will continue acting this way if we see new confirmed cases of the chemical weapons use,” Macron said.
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Macron also noted that he had never insisted on the resignation of Syrian President Bashar Assad in exchange for rendering humanitarian aid to the country. At the same time, the French president suggested that leaving power in the future in the hands of Assad “would be a bad mistake.”
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