Commenting on the slow progress in the military operation to liberate the Syrian city of Aleppo from Daesh militants, Russian political analysts have suggested why it is not going to be retaken at least within the three upcoming months.
“Until the inauguration of US President-Elect Donald Trump, Russia is going to limit the activity of its Aerospace Forces in Syria, thus Aleppo is not going to be liberated within the three upcoming months,” Shamil Sultanov, President of the Center for Strategic Studies “Russia and the Islamic World” said at a roundtable discussion on the resumption of the operation of the Russian Aerospace Forces in Syria and the prospects of the settlement of the Syrian crisis at RIA Novosti. According to the political analyst, all the parties to the conflict will be waiting until the inauguration of Donald Trump, which is scheduled for January 20, 2017, and will resume the military operations after they understand the policies of the new US administration. – READ MORE
