Last week’s chemical attack on the rebel-held Syrian city of Khan Sheikhoun compelled US President Donald Trump to strike for the first time at Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s forces.With the bombing of an air base in western Syria, the Trump administration stepped into a gaping power vacuum in the Middle East.But what, if anything, will Trump do next?Coming after six years of civil war, in which some 400,000 civilians have been killed and millions displaced, Trump’s unexpected intervention was praised by most US politicians, though it was carried out without the requisite congressional approval.Syrian rebel groups and America’s international allies …read more
Source: Gulf times
