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(Patrick Cockburn must have sat down and spoken to Cameron.)
David Cameron will remain open to the possibility of Bashar al-Assad
remaining President of Syria in the short term when he goes to New York
to address the UN on Sunday.
In an extraordinary U-turn since pushing for air strikes against the
Assad regime in 2013, the Prime Minister is reportedly willing to
side-line the issue of regime change in order to keep alive the prospect
of a grand coalition to defeat Isis.
An alliance involving all of the West, Russia and powers in the region
could turn the tide in the military campaign against the so-called
“Islamic State” militant group – but Vladimir Putin has made it clear he
will back Assad against any international intervention.
full:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/syria-crisis-david-cameron-raises-prospect-of-assad-staying-in-power-to-win-russian-support-for-anti-a6668896.html
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