Once we can eliminate the battle against ISIS and conclude that, and it is going quite well, then we hope to turn our attention to achieving cease-fire agreements between the regime and the opposition force. It is that political process that we believe that the Syrian people will ultimately be able to decide the fate of Bashar al Assad.
Rex Tillerson outlines the U.S. strategy in Syria, emphasizing the importance of a political process for determining Assad's fate after defeating ISIS.
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