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deminks

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Fri Mar 31, 2017, 04:31 AM Mar 2017

Removing Assad no longer a priority - US

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-39450570

Ambassador Nikki Haley told reporters on Thursday "we can't necessarily focus on Assad the way that the previous administration did".

Under President Barack Obama, the US said Assad must go and backed rebels fighting against him.

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President Donald Trump has vowed to work more closely with Russia, which has been supporting Mr Assad with its military might during the Syrian civil war.

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Removing Assad no longer a priority - US (Original Post) deminks Mar 2017 OP
Yeah yeah. Cha Mar 2017 #1
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