Bashar Assad sent a message to Trump – what the Syrian dictator is asking for – World

The president of Syria is trying to make a “beneficial offer” to Trump, but the West seems to be betting on the overthrow of the regime.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad ordered the army to withdraw all forces to Damascus to protect the capital from rebels. In his latest desperate attempt to hold on to power, Assad is trying to mend relations with the United States and President-elect Donald Trump through diplomatic intermediaries.

Bloomberg writes about this with reference to anonymous informed sources.

The publication notes that Assad, in fact, “ceded” most of the country to the rebels, who launched a rapid offensive in a few days and captured the large cities of Aleppo and Hama. Today, battles are already taking place on the streets of Homs, and rebel units are separated from Damascus by only 30 km.

“As his remaining troops dig in, Syria's longtime ruler declares [через посередників — ред.],…