Assad must lead transition, or move aside: Obama

Syrian soldiers on patrol © AFP Joseph Eid

AFP

WASHINGTON (AFP) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad must lead a political transition or “get out of the way” US President Barack Obama said Thursday in a major speech on the revolutions sweeping the Arab world.

“President Assad now has a choice. He can lead that transition or get out of the way. The Syrian government must stop shooting demonstrators and allow peaceful protests,” Obama said.

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