Why Syrian president Assad made secret visit to Moscow

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President Bashar Assad has traveled to Moscow in his first known trip abroad since war broke out in Syria in 2011, meeting his strongest ally Russian leader Vladimir Putin. The two leaders stressed that the military operations in Syria — in which Moscow is the latest and most powerful addition — must lead to a political process. [Additional reporting by The Associated Press]

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