‘Assad regime has fallen’: Joe Biden comments on collapse of Syria’s government

US President Joe Biden has commented on rebel forces overthrowing the “brutal authoritarian” Bashar al-Assad regime. “At long last the Assad regime has fallen,” Mr Biden said during a media conference. “This regime brutalised and tortured and killed nearly hundreds of thousands of innocent Syrians. “It’s a moment of historic opportunity for the long-suffering people of Syria – to build a better future for their proud country.”