His Grip Still Secure, Bashar al-Assad Smiles as Syria Burns - New York Times
New York Times | His Grip Still Secure, Bashar al-Assad Smiles as Syria Burns New York Times President Bashar al-Assad of Syria, center, touring the desolation of Daraya on Monday, after government forces seized the town from rebel control. Credit Syrian Arab News Agency, via Agence France-Presse — Getty Images. BEIRUT, Lebanon — On the ... Syria conflict: Russia fears collapse of ceasefire The New Syrian Ceasefire is a Strategic Defeat for the United States How Obama Handed Syria To Assad On A Silver Platter |