Assad didn't stay long, and was backin Damascus by Wednesday. In brief public remarks, the two leaders agreedthat their fight against terrorist groups in Syria is necessary, and that some kind of unspecified political solution between all sides is the only way forward. The trip reflects the renewed confidence that Assad feels after some 50 Russian warplanes and hundreds of Iranian troops have joined the fight against an array of Islamist and rebel groups fighting to push him from power.
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Syria Update
For the first time since his troops began a violent crackdown on street protests in 2011 that would lead to a catastrophic civil war, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has traveled abroad, and where else could he go but Moscow? In a surprise meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, the two leaders talked about Russian support for his regime, and agreed to keep their fight against Assad's enemies going.
Assad didn't stay long, and was backin Damascus by Wednesday. In brief public remarks, the two leaders agreedthat their fight against terrorist groups in Syria is necessary, and that some kind of unspecified political solution between all sides is the only way forward. The trip reflects the renewed confidence that Assad feels after some 50 Russian warplanes and hundreds of Iranian troops have joined the fight against an array of Islamist and rebel groups fighting to push him from power.
Assad didn't stay long, and was backin Damascus by Wednesday. In brief public remarks, the two leaders agreedthat their fight against terrorist groups in Syria is necessary, and that some kind of unspecified political solution between all sides is the only way forward. The trip reflects the renewed confidence that Assad feels after some 50 Russian warplanes and hundreds of Iranian troops have joined the fight against an array of Islamist and rebel groups fighting to push him from power.
