{"id":2377763,"date":"2024-12-08T17:59:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-08T22:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-concerned-about-new-syrian-leadership-literal-offshoot-of-isis-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-08T18:00:30","modified_gmt":"2024-12-08T23:00:30","slug":"vance-concerned-about-new-syrian-leadership-literal-offshoot-of-isis-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-concerned-about-new-syrian-leadership-literal-offshoot-of-isis-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Vance concerned about new Syrian leadership: \u2018Literal offshoot of ISIS\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvance-concerned-about-new-syrian-leadership-literal-offshoot-of-isis-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2377763&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article titled &#8220;Vance concerned about new Syrian leadership: \u2018Literal\u200b offshoot\u200d of ISIS\u2019&#8221; discusses the\u200c apprehensions of a figure named Vance regarding the emergence \u2063of \u2064new leadership in Syria,\u200d which he\u200d claims is directly connected \u200bto ISIS. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-kjp-says-deal-with-hamas-is-on-the-table-as-biden-pushes-cease-fire-in-gaza\/\" title=\"Watch KJP Consider Deal with Hamas Amid Biden&#039;s Gaza Cease-Fire Efforts\">piece highlights concerns<\/a>\u2063 over\u200d the implications of\u2062 this leadership shift, suggesting \u200bpotential threats \u2063to stability and\u2063 security\u2064 in the region. Vance&#8217;s statement reflects anxieties about the influence of extremist\u200d ideologies and affiliations within the new governing body.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Vance concerned about new Syrian leadership: &lsquo;Literal offshoot of ISIS&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1904634\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Vice President-elect<a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> J.D. Vance<\/a> responded to the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/syria\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Syrian<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netanyahu-says-assad-regime-fell-because-of-israeli-strikes-on-iran-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Netanyahu says Assad regime fell because of Israeli strikes on Iran - Washington Examiner\">rebels&#038;rsquo<\/a>; stunning takeover of the Middle Eastern country earlier Sunday, expressing concern about the new leadership but reiterating President-elect <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s stance that the United States should not get involved.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>On X, Vance was <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JDVance\/status\/1865762212209480178\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"responding\">responding<\/a> to a post from a <em>Washington Post<\/em> columnist that praised the collapse of Bashar al Assad&rsquo;s regime, saying that opinions lauding the rebels, who are an offshoot of Al Qaeda, make him &ldquo;nervous.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As President Trump said, this is not our fight and we should stay out of it. Aside from that, opinions like the below make me nervous. The last time this guy was celebrating events in Syria we saw the mass slaughter of Christians and a refugee crisis that destabilized Europe,&rdquo; Vance said.<\/p>\n<p>He added, &ldquo;Many of &lsquo;the rebels&rsquo; are a literal offshoot of ISIS. One can hope they&rsquo;ve moderated. Time will tell.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A 2017 State Department <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/reports\/2017-report-on-international-religious-freedom\/syria\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"report \">report<\/a> on religious freedom in Syria found that ISIS and the al Qaeda-linked Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, which led the insurgency, targeted religious minorities in the country, including Christians, with killings, kidnappings, physical mistreatment, and arrests.<\/p>\n<p>The Syrian rebels <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3253556\/syria-falls-looting-celebrations-mark-end-over-half-century-assad-rule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"overtook \">overtook <\/a>the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-overwhelmingly-votes-to-keep-u-s-embassy-in-jerusalem\/\" title=\"Senate Overwhelmingly Votes to Keep U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem\">capital city<\/a> of Damascus early Sunday, as Assad left for Moscow, Russia, shortly before. Footage from the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">city streets showed supporters<\/a> of the regime change toppling statues, burning buildings, and raiding Assad&rsquo;s private residence. Thousands of Syrians also fled to the Lebanese border, hoping to escape before the rebel takeover.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trump has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3253653\/trump-blames-obama-state-syria-war-ukrain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"promised \">promised <\/a>not to get involved in Syria; he withdrew American troops from the region during his first term as president.<\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3253705\/biden-end-brutal-assad-regime-is-moment-historic-opportunity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"praised \">praised <\/a>the end of Assad&rsquo;s &ldquo;brutal, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-celebrates-end-of-brutal-assad-regime-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Biden celebrates end of &#039;brutal&#039; Assad regime - Washington Examiner\">authoritarian rule&#038;rdquo<\/a>; and called the end of the regime a moment of &ldquo;historic opportunity.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1904634\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1904634\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vance worries about new Syrian leaders: &#8216;Offshoot of ISIS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3359,"featured_media":2377764,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/ap-jd-vance-event-111924.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3937,5894,46379,15469,32076],"class_list":["post-2377763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-isis","tag-politics","tag-syrian-leadership","tag-vance","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/ap-jd-vance-event-111924.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2377763","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3359"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2377763"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2377763\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2377767,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2377763\/revisions\/2377767"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2377764"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2377763"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2377763"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2377763"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}