Which unfortunately did not happen to him. Assad backed by Russia and Iran and other countries have succeeded in pushing the ISIS and terrorists out of Aleppo. The USA hatred towards Syria and Assad has been so acute that with the possibility of Aleppo falling to Syria, the rebel forces backed by the America, NATO and its allies have made the ISIS and terrorists to relaunch offensive in Palmyra, the old cultural city which was only some time back was liberated from the control of ISIS. The terrorists are imported from other countries, and are getting backing from America, NATO, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Israel.

Obama, whose country is funding and training anti-Syrian militants was 'not optimistic' about the Arab country’s future. 'I am not optimistic about the short-term prospects in Syria.” A former NATO supreme allied commander Retired Navy Adm. James Stavridis observed that President Obama will regret not doing more to help the anti-regime opposition in Aleppo, Syria.

To the chagrin of the USA administration, almost all its prominent allies have turned their back on it. This is nothing but manifestation of showing their lack of trust in the leadership of America. A fresh churning has started in the Muslim world about their existence and their relation with the global fraternity.

Jordan, Egypt and Turkey were once diehard opponents of Syria’s president, Bashar Assad. But now have softened their attitude towards Syria and have openly come out against US backed rebels and ISIS. Egypt and Turkey have even extended support to Russian move for reshaping the Syrian fight against the terrorists and rebels. Since July 2012, Syria’s armed opposition backed by the United States, Turkey, Qatar and Saudi Arabia has fought the Russian and Iranian-supported Syrian regime for control of Aleppo, the country’s largest city and its commercial and cultural heart.

In fact their support to Syria has been key to major gains for Assad and Russia in Aleppo. The Syrian government's recapture of Aleppo after a prolonged war has been the defining moment in the country's devastating civil war: it conferred on Bashar Assad the status of being the ruler of Syria. With the ISIS and terrorists fighters leaving Aleppo, Assad has been in control of almost all major urban areas and poised to perform a major role in the world community's broader war against Islamic State (IS) militants.

This change in stance and attitude of the three countries has boosted the image of Russia across the globe. In the changed situation, the Muslim countries of West Asia have been looking to Moscow for support as Russian intervention transforms the conflict in Syria. This elevation of the Russian status is reminiscent of the Soviet clout and status.

The three countries tilting towards is much to the dislike of the US administration and American think tank. Baring Saudi Arabia no major Muslim country at present echoes the views of the USA. The anti-Muslim rhetorics of US president elect Donald Trump has further complicated the situation and its relations with the Muslim countries. After backing the opposition for the past five years and calling for the Syrian president to step down, Turkey opted to support Syria. This symbolise a major dimensional change in the geo-political relations among the Muslim countries.

But the ISIS and terrorists raising their heads in Palmyra has been the matter of concern for Syria and Russia. This shift in the personal relations and emerging power equations would also have significant impact on the Shia and Sunni relations in the region. Though they nurse high level of differences for centuries, the USA has simply aggravated the situation in recent years. It is not that it would be a smooth sailing for Russia, but the manner in which the Soviet Union had handled the complicated relations, it can be safely said that Putin would not allow them to exacerbate.

The beginning appears to be good. Iran and Jordan have tilted away from Saudi Arabia and toward Russia. They are Sunni countries whose support for rebels have been crucial. Turning an ally of USA has proved costly to Turkey. Now the Turkey leadership, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and prime minister, Binali Yildirim are not ready to concede any mistakes in foreign policy, They are determined to rescue Turkey from its increasing political and diplomatic isolation in the international arena. Turkey is now keen to repair its relations with a number of countries, including Israel, Egypt, Russia and Syria.

The most disgusting has been the role of the media. The capitalist and western media has been using their might to malign Putin and Assad. “The wounded and dead are lying in the street. No one dares to try and retrieve the bodies”. This is sample of reporting by the western media of the Russian intervention in Aleppo of Syria. They depict the impression that Russian “invasion” has completely ruined Aleppo in Syria. They create the impression that while the terrorists and ISIS are engaged in the war of survival, the common citizen has become the victim.

The US has expertise of resorting to this type of warfare. George W. Bush triggered the Iraq war by planting irresponsible reports on the Iraqi nuclear effort. Usually false propaganda is resorted to silences the power of ethics. The USA in fact has been resorting to this tactic to complicate the Syrian situation and accuse Russia of carrying out massacre of common people, particularly children. France also joined the western countries in accusing Russia of constantly lying over its role in Syria, saying it was claiming to battle the Islamic State when it was only interested in backing Bashar al-Assad.

However, for Russia the fall of Aleppo is a major victory against terrorists, as it and Assad characterise all the rebel groups, both Islamist and nationalist, fighting to oust him. But at the UN, the US said the violence in the city, besieged and bombarded for months, represented “modern evil”.

A further worry for the Syrian opposition, particularly the USA and Saudi Arabia is that the Assad regime’s victory will solidify Iran’s hold on Syria, which is the crown jewel of Tehran’s sphere of influence in the Middle East. The Syrian opposition also feels abandoned by the Obama administration and its European allies. (IPA Service)