Assad Says U.S. Must Leave Syria, Vows to Recover SDF Areas
On Thursday, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said that the United States should learn the lesson from Iraq and leave Syria. According to Reuters, Assad's comments were in response U.S. President Donald Trump’s description of him as an animal, by saying “what you say is what you are”. Assad raised the prospect of conflict with U.S. forces if they do not leave Syria.