'I had shot to take out Assad': Trump claims he was close to killing Syrian leader but Mattis stopped him - The Independent

Donald Trump has claimed that he supported “taking out” Syrian president Bashar al-Assad following chemical weapons attacks but was stopped by his previous Defense Secretary James Mattis. Read More

Trump says he had 'a shot' to take out Syria's Assad, but ex-Defense chief Mattis opposed it - Fox News

President Trump on Tuesday said he had “a shot” to take out Syrian President Bashar al-Assad but didn’t take it because then-Defense Secretary James Mattis opposed the plan. Read More

Trump says he wanted to kill Syria's President Assad, but Mattis opposed - Region - World - Ahram Online

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he wanted to assassinate Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad in 2017, but that his then-secretary of defense Jim Mattis opposed the operation. "I would have ... Read More

Trump says he wanted to take out Syria’s Assad but Mattis opposed it - The Hill

President Trump on Tuesday confirmed a plan was in the works to take out Syrian President Bashar Assad in 2017 and that he was supportive of it, but that former Defense Secretary James Mattis was ... Read More

Trump Lifts Sanctions On Syria, Assad Not So Lucky

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Monday lifted sanctions against Syria, though his executive order stopped well short of easing pressure on former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. In signing ... Read More

Trump says he wanted to kill Syria's Bashar al-Assad, but defence chief James Mattis was opposed - The Straits Times

WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday (Sept 15) he wanted to assassinate Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad in 2017, but that his then-secretary of defence James Mattis ... Read More

Trump Says He Wanted to Kill Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, but Mattis Stopped Him - Military.com

President Donald Trump said on "Fox & Friends" Tuesday that he wanted to "take out" Syrian President Bashar al-Assad after the 2017 Khan Shaykhun chemical attack in Idlib, Syria, but Jim Mattis ... Read More

Trump appears to contradict earlier remarks on desire to assassinate Syria's Assad - CBS News

Mr. Trump's Tuesday remarks came as part of a castigation against Mattis, whom the president hailed as a "great man" when he hired him to run the Pentagon, but soured on the retired general who ... Read More

Trump Assails 'Terrible General' James Mattis - Mediaite

President Donald Trump assailed former Defense Secretary James Mattis as a "terrible general" who opposed the president's desire to kill Syrian leader Bashar Assad, despite having “a shot” to ... Read More

Donald Trump Now Says He Didn't Want to Kill Syria's Assad, But U.S. Will Be 'Very Angry' if Civilians Die - Newsweek

President Donald Trump denies saying, "Let's f***ing kill him!" in response to allegations that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad used chemical weapons last year. Read More

Trump claims he was ‘all set’ to assassinate Syrian leader Assad but was blocked by Mattis - South China Morning Post

US President Donald Trump said he was set to assassinate Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad in 2017, contradicting his earlier denial that he’d sought to kill him. “I would have rather taken him ... Read More

Trump Lifts Sanctions on Syria, Tightening His Embrace of Its New Leader

U.S. officials said sanctions against targets such as its central bank would end, but they would remain on Syria’s former dictator, Bashar al-Assad. Read More