Witness warns Russia is reconsolidating influence in Syria and urges broader U.S. engagement An unidentified speaker said a year after Assad's fall Russia is reasserting influence in Syria and urged the United States to expand economic, diplomatic and cultural ties, appoint a full-time Syrian envoy and help Syria build ‘guardrails’ to limit Russian involvement.

A year after Assad's fall, an alarming testimony reveals that Russia is regaining control in Syria, urging the U.S. to rethink its strategy beyond military action.

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Trump's Syria announcement surprised his own sanctions officials When President Donald Trump announced in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday that he would lift all sanctions on Syria, the decision, which will boost a country devastated by 13 years of war, took many in the region by surprise.

Looks like even Trump's own sanctions officials need a map to keep up with his foreign policy! Lifting sanctions on Syria? Just what we need—more surprises from a guy who thinks the world is a game of Monopoly. #TrumpSurprises #SyriaPolicy

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