US President Barack Obama said he is “not optimistic” about Syria’s future, warning that Aleppo was likely to “fall”. Obama said the Russian and Iranian backing for Syrian government had made the situation untenable for the opposition. “I am not optimistic about the short-term prospects in Syria,” he said Sunday ...
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem on Sunday said Damascus completely rejects UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura’s proposal to establish an autonomous zone in east Aleppo. “This was completely rejected… This is a violation of our sovereignty,” he said in a televised news conference after holding talks with ...
