Rubio warns Syria’s government could collapse in weeks, triggering civil war

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned on Tuesday that without robust US engagement, Syria’s government may collapse within weeks, potentially triggering a civil war of “epic proportions.”

Rubio spoke a week after President Donald Trump met with Syrian Interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa and announced he would be lifting sanctions on Syria in a major reversal of US policy. 

He said it was the US assessment that Syria’s transitional authority “given the challenges they’re…