Syrian President Bashar al-Assad believes Donald Trump’s election win has saved them from a Hillary Clinton administration which would have sought to stop Russia backing the regime’s campaign in Aleppo. A senior pro-Assad official told Reuters they had planned to capture the rebel-held east of the city before January because they expected Mrs
Clinton to cause them problems after her inauguration. If Trump’s pre-election comments on Syria crystallize into policy, it might mean Washington, Moscow and Damascus cooperating against ISIS, whose stronghold is Raqqa in eastern Syria. Â One complicating factor could be Trump’s tough stance on Iran, Assad’s other main military backer. READ MORE
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