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Congress rethinks anti-Assad stance

Senate Democrats are beginning to question regime-change goals amid Islamic State gains.

Julian Pecquet
Julian Pecquet
Sep 16, 2015
Syria's president Bashar al-Assad speaks during his meeting with the heads and members of public organizations and professional associations in Damascus, Syria, in this handout released by Syria's national news agency SANA on July 26, 2015. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Sunday the army had been forced to give up areas in order to hold onto more important ones in its fight with insurgents, and the scale of the war meant the military faced a manpower shortage. REUTERS/SANA/Handout via Reuters ATT
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad speaks during his meeting with the heads and members of public organizations and professional associations in Damascus, July 26, 2015. — REUTERS/SANA/Handout via Reuters

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