Syria’s Assad: ‘Weaker’ West did nothing to stop ISIL

Syria’s Assad: ‘Weaker’ West did nothing to stop ISIL

by WorldTribune Staff, November 7, 2016 While the “much weaker West” did nothing to stop Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) in Syria it was ultimately Russian firepower that “made the difference,” Syrian President Bashar Assad said. “In the past if I said anything, people would say the Syrian president is disconnected from reality. […]