Assad: Trump would be a 'natural ally' if he follows through on fighting terrorism

The Syrian president expresses doubts on whether the president-elect will deliver promise to fight Isis amid US-led airstrikes against group in Syria and Iraq Bashar al-Assad has said in an interview that Donald Trump will be a "natural ally" if the US president-elect fulfills his pledge to fight "terrorists". In his first reaction to Trump's election victory last week, the Syrian president struck a note of caution and said he was unsure Trump would be able to keep his word and step up the fight...