Assad is far from pro-US, but he has protected the Syrian Christians from the jihadists. In return the Christians have supported him. If he falls and is replaced by another jihadist nutjob, it will be very bad for the Christians there.
I've seen that posted many times....so I have to ask. How many Christians are in Turkiye?
Odd bedfellows all over the place.. now smack dab in the middle of the stew.