Assad in surprise visit to Russia
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad flew to Moscow to personally thank Russia’s Vladimir Putin for his military support. |||
Moscow – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad flew to Moscow on Tuesday evening to personally thank Russia’s Vladimir Putin for his military support, in a surprise visit that underlined how Russia has become a major player in the Middle East. It was Assad’s first foreign trip since the outbreak of the Syrian crisis in 2011, and came three weeks after Russia launched a campaign of air strikes against Islamist militants in Syria that has also bolstered Assad’s forces. The …read more
Source: Independent Online
