Syria Assad

FILE – In this March. 27, 2019, file photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, people hold Syrian flags and portraits of President Bashar Assad during a protest against U.S. President Donald Trump’s move to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Israeli occupied Golan Heights, in the costal port city of Tartus, Syria. Assad has snapped up a prize from world powers that have been maneuvering in his country’s multifront wars. Without firing a shot, his forces are returning to towns and villages in northeastern Syria where they haven’t set foot for years. (SANA via AP, File)