FILE – In this Feb. 10, 2017 file photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad speaks during an interview with Yahoo News in Damascus, Syria. Though still evolving, President Donald Trump’s plans for Syria have come into clearer view since he ordered cruise missiles on a Syrian air base to punish Assad for a chemical weapons attack. Assad has violently resisted all attempts to end his rule, fueling a conflict that has killed as many as a half-million people. (SANA via AP/RSS, File)