The US’s special envoy for Syria, James Jeffrey, stressed that Washington is keen on avoiding raising the issue of the departure of President Bashar Al-Assad in the official statements and the final settlement negotiations. Jeffrey said, in a press conference in Brussels, that the US view in Syria relies on ...
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis told a regional security conference on Saturday that Russia is no replacement for the United States in the Middle East following Moscow’s military campaign in Syria. “Russia’s presence in the region cannot replace the longstanding, enduring, and transparent US commitment to the Middle East,” Mattis ...
