US Official Says Assad Must Go as Syria's Leader

The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations says peace in Syria is not possible with President Bashar al-Assad in power. In comments to air Sunday on CNN, Nikki Haley said "There's not any sort of option where a political solution is going to happen with Assad at the head of the regime." Meanwhile, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said defeating Islamic State is still the priority in Syria. In comments for a Sunday broadcast on CBS television ("Face the...

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