SOCHI, Russia - Russia said on Nov. 26 it would support President Bashar al-Assad to combat "terrorism" in the Middle East, indicating there was no new room for compromise on one of they key contentious issues in the Syrian conflict.
Reuters: Russia vows support for Syria’s Assad to combat ‘terrorism’
Russian President Vladimir Putin (2nd R) speaks with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem (L) during their meeting at the residence of Bocharov ruchei in Sochi on Nov. 26, 2014.
