How Presidents Trump and Erdogan have left the Bashar al-Assad’s regime victorious in Syria

When Turkey announced its plan to send troops across the border, the Syrian government could have seen it as a hostile breach of its sovereignty. 

Instead, President Bashar al-Assad’s regime – which has survived much bigger threats to its rule during the eight-year civil war – saw an opportunity.

According to a source close to the government, the mood in Damascus was jovial after Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the start of his offensive.

“It felt like a checkmate moment,” the contact told the Telegraph. The chain reaction that Turkey’s move set in motion would unintentionally give the regime a huge boost.

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The region in Mr Erdogan’s sights was the Kurdish-held north-east, which…