Turkey Has Gotten What It Wants

BEIRUT (AP) – Once again, Syrian President Bashar 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. Analysts say that Assad was handed a victory by President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw U.S.  troops from northeastern Syria. Then they say he got another win from a deal struck between Turkey and Russia, Damascus’ ally.