The Syrian opposition is closely following the US elections to be held Nov. 3 that will determine if current President Donald Trump will remain in the White House or if Democratic candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden will replace him.
On Sept. 4, an opinion piece in the Washington Post laid out a policy that is more sympathetic to the Syrian opposition and more assertive in confronting Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad. Many in the Syrian opposition felt that the administration of US President Barack Obama did not do enough to back the opposition.