Syria is burning bodies to hide proof of mass killings: US

Syria will never be stable and secure as long as President Bashar al-Assad is in power, the US today said, underlining that his regime has sunk to a "new level of depravity".

"The Trump administration believes that Syria's political future should be decided by Syrians in a free, credible and transparent process. However, we also believe that in a free process it's unimaginable that Syrians would choose to continue under the Assad leadership," the White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said.

"Syria will never be stable and secure as long as Assad is in power. The Assad regime has sunk to a new level of depravity, and it has done so with seemingly unconditional support from Russia and Iran," he said.

For these reasons, the United States continue to support the political transition process contained in UN security resolution 2254, and support the political process taking place under UN oversight in Geneva, he said. The United States remains open to working together with both Russia and Iran to find a solution.