Claim: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo wrongly stated that Syrian President "Bashar al-Assad controls a small fraction of Syria." Middle East experts tell us that Assad controls a majority of Syria's land and population.
Fact-check: Pompeo Wrong on Assad Control in Syria - FactCheck.org
Verdict: secretary of state mike pompeo wrongly stated that syrian president "bashar al-assad controls a small fraction of syria." middle east experts tell us that assad controls a majority of syria's land and population.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Eugene Kiely
Date published: 2019-04-10T15:40:00