As he defended decision to pull out troops from Syria, US President Donald Trump said in a surprise visit to Iraq on Wednesday that Iraq might be used as a future base “if we wanted to do something in Syria.” Trump landed at 7:16 pm local time at Ain Al-Asad ...
Control over Syrian areas held by the United States should be handed to the Syrian government, the Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday, noting that there was no information yet about any relevant contacts between Washington and Damascus. “The question emerges — who will receive control over the ...