TOPSHOT - Syrian President &lt;a gi-track='captionPersonalityLinkClicked' href=/galleries/search?phrase=Bashar+al-Assad&amp;family=editorial&amp;specificpeople=206274 ng-click='$event.stopPropagation()'&gt;Bashar al-Assad&lt;/a&gt; gestures during an exclusive interview with AFP in the capital Damascus on February 11, 2016. / AFP / JOSEPH EID