Calling Erdogan a 'thief', Syria's Assad tours Idlib frontline near rebels

Syrian President Bashar al Assad on Tuesday denounced Turkey's leader as a thief for attacking the northeast of his country and reiterated a pledge to retake all areas lost to Damascus in years of civil war, state media reported.Assad made the remarks as he made a rare visit to a frontline of Syria's conflict, touring an area in war-torn northwestern Idlib province close to the last major bastion of Turkey-backed rebel forces.Assad was seen surrounded by army commanders and soldiers in the town