By FRANCE24 U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said that Russia’s abandonment of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad led to his downfall, adding Moscow never should have protected him in the first place and then lost interest because of a war in Ukraine that never should have started. Details with France 24 correspondent in New York, Fraser Jackson. […]
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad oversaw a merciless crackdown on a pro-democracy revolt that morphed into one of the bloodiest wars of the century. On Sunday, as rebels entered the capital, a Syrian war monitor said he had left the country, in what could spell the end not just of his 24-year rule but the downfall […]
By James Kilner, Daniel Hardaker Vladimir Putin is said to be disgusted by reports of Syrian troops fleeing their positions. Source: The Sydney Morning Herald Category: World / Middle East