But Erdogan, like the rest of the world, watched as Obama precipitously dropped his demand of “Assad must go.” Since then, Erdogan has been unwilling to fully join American efforts against ISIS.

7. Avoided the empty and melodramatic braggadocio that “Assad must go!” 8. Kept the sanctions on a lying, terrorist-subsidizing — and teetering — Iran, and dropped illusions of an “Iran ...

Though the White House says it still believes the Syrian leader must go, some senior administration officials now privately talk about Mr. Assad staying for the foreseeable future and voice regret ...

What we’ve been seeing from Trump-Vance is not the behavior of a winning campaign. The day before Vance tweeted at me, former ...

“It must be able to carry on the fight.” With Washington backing the Kiev coup regime in Ukraine — on Russia’s western frontier — and rebel groups trying to overthrow the government of Moscow ally Mr ...

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ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday said that the withdrawal of Turkish troops from his country’s north is not a prerequisite to rapprochement talks with Ankara.

In August 2011, United States President Barack Obama said "Assad must go" when referring to Syrian President Bashar Assad as part of the political settlement of the conflict in the country.

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ALBAWABA- In a significant diplomatic move, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is set to embark on an official visit to China, marking the first visit by a Syrian leader to the allied nation in over ...

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says efforts to mend ties with Turkey had so far brought no tangible results. “The initiatives did not yield any results worth mentioning despite the seriousness ...

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