Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani visited Moscow on Thursday, the first visit to Russia by a high-ranking official of the Syrian “interim government” since Russia-backed dictator Bashar Assad was overthrown in December.
Russia made huge financial and military investments to prop up the Assad regime during the long and brutal civil war that began in 2011. With help from Russia and Iran, Assad seemed to have won the conflict and secured his seat of power in Damascus — only to be suddenly ousted by a lightning-fast rebel offensive in December. The surprising rout was made possible because Russia and Iran were weakened and distracted by…
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