Rubio warns Syria could be weeks away from 'full-scale civil war'1 day ago Share Save David Gritten BBC News Share SaveReuters More than 100 people were reportedly killed in sectarian clashes between Syrian pro-government forces and Druze gunmen earlier this monthUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio has called for Syria's transitional authorities to be supported, warning that the country could be only weeks away from "potential collapse and a full-scale civil war of epic proportions". Trump's rationale was that other countries wanted to help Sharaa's administration and send aid but were afraid of the sanctions, Rubio explained. The US imposed sanctions on Syria in response to atrocities committed by forces loyal to Assad during the country's devastating 13-year civil war, in which more than 600,000 people were killed and 12 million others were forced from their homes. The loyalists reportedly killed almost 450 civilians and 170 security personnel. Reuters Ahmed al-Sharaa shook hands with Donald Trump during a meeting in Riyadh hosted by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman