In Syria, Russia securing position as Assad presses warBEIRUT (Reuters) - With the map of Syria s conflict decisively redrawn in President Bashar al-Assad s favor, his Russian allies want to convert military gains into a settlement that stabilizes the shattered nation and secures their interests in the region. A year after the opposition s defeat in Aleppo, government forces backed by Russia and Iran have recovered large swathes of territory as Islamic State s  caliphate  collapses.     As U.N.-backed talks in Geneva fail to make any progress, Russia is preparing to launch its own political process in 2018. President Vladimir Putin declared mission accomplished for the military on a visit to Russia s Syrian air base this week, and said conditions were ripe for a political solution. Though Washington still insists Assad must go, a senior Syrian opposition figure told Reuters the United States and other governments that have backed the rebellion had finally  surrendered to the Russian vision  on ending the war. The view in Damascus is that this will preserve Assad as president. A Syrian official in Damascus said  it is clear a track is underway, and the Russians are overseeing it .  There is a shift in the path of the crisis in Syria, a shift for the better,  the official said. But analysts struggle to see how Russian diplomacy can  bring lasting peace to Syria, encourage millions of refugees to return, or secure Western reconstruction aid. There is no sign that Assad is ready to compromise with his opponents. The war has also allowed his other big ally, Iran and its Revolutionary Guard, to expand its regional influence, which Tehran will not want to see diluted by any settlement in Syria. Having worked closely to secure Assad, Iran and Russia may now differ in ways that could complicate Russian policy.   Assad and his allies now command the single largest chunk of Syria, followed by U.S.-backed Kurdish militias who control much of northern and eastern Syria and are more concerned with shoring up their regional autonomy than fighting Damascus.      Anti-Assad rebels still cling to patches of territory: a corner of the northwest at the Turkish border, a corner of the southwest at the Israeli frontier, and the Eastern Ghouta near Damascus. Eastern Ghouta and the northwest are now in the firing line.   The Revolutionary Guards clearly feel they have won this war and the hardliners in Iran are not too keen on anything but accommodation with Assad, so on that basis it is a little hard to see that there can be any real progress,  said Rolf Holmboe, a former Danish ambassador to Syria.  Assad cannot live with a political solution that involves any real power sharing,  said Holmboe.  The solution he could potentially live with is to freeze the situation you have on the ground right now.   The war has been going Assad s way since 2015, when Russia sent its air force to help him. The scales tipped even more his way this year: Russia struck deals with Turkey, the United States and Jordan that contained in the war in the west, indirectly helping Assad s advances in the east, and Washington pulled military aid from the rebels. Though Assad seems unbeatable, Western governments still hope to effect change by linking reconstruction aid to a credible political process leading to  a genuine transition .     While paying lip service to the principle that any peace deal should be concluded under U.N. auspices, Russia aims to convene its own peace congress in the Black Sea resort of Sochi. The aim is to draw up a new constitution followed by elections.     The senior Syrian opposition figure said the United States and other states that had backed their cause - Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan and Turkey - had all given way to Russia. Sochi, not Geneva, would be the focal point for talks.  This is the way it has been understood from talking to the Americans, the French, the Saudis - all the states,  the opposition figure said.  It is clear that this is the plan, and there is no state that will oppose this ... because the entire world is tired of this crisis.  Proposals include forming a new government to hold elections that would include Syrian refugees.  But  the time frame: six months, two years, three years, all depends on the extent of understanding between the Russians and Americans , the opposition figure said.  If the Russians and Americans differ greatly, the whole table could be overturned.  Russia is serious about accomplishing something with the political process, but on its own terms and turf, said senior International Crisis Group analyst Noah Bonsey.  I am not sure they have a good sense of how to accomplish that and to the extent that they seek to accomplish things politically, they may run into the divergence of interests between themselves and their allies,  he said. The Syrian Kurdish question is one area where Russia and Iran have signaled different goals. While a top Iranian official recently said the government would take areas held by the U.S.-backed, Kurdish-led forces, Russia has struck deals with the Kurds and their U.S. sponsors.  From the start of the crisis, there s been a difference between the Russians and the Iranians and the regime,  said Fawza Youssef, a top Kurdish politician. The Russians believe the Kurds  have a cause that should be taken into account . Damascus, while issuing its own warnings to the Kurds, may continue to leave them to their own devices as it presses campaigns against the last rebel-held pockets of western Syria.  The situation in the southwest is shaped by different factors, namely Israel s determination to keep Iran-backed forces away from its frontier, which could prompt an Israeli military response.  There are still major questions and a lot of potential for escalating violence in various parts of Syria,  said Bonsey.   worldnews
in syria russia securing position assad presses warbeirut reuters with map syria conflict decisively redrawn president basal favor russian allies want convert military gains settlement stabilized shattered nation secures interests region a year opposition defeat aleppo government forces backed russia iran recovered large states territory islamic state caliphate collapses as talks geneva fail make progress russia preparing launch political process president vladimir putin declared mission accomplished military visit russia syrian air base week said conditions ripe political solution though washington still insists assad must go senior syrian opposition figure told reuters united states governments backed rebellion finally surrendered russian vision ending war the view damascus preserve assad president a syrian official damascus said clear track underway russian overseeing there shift path crisis syria shift better official said but analysts struggle see russian diplomacy bring lasting peace syria encourage millions refugees return secure western reconstruction aid there sign assad ready compromise opponents the war also allowed big ally iran revolutionary guard expand regional influence tehran want see diluted settlement syria having worked closely secure assad iran russia may differ ways could complicate russian policy assad allies command single largest chunk syria followed kurdish militias control much northern eastern syria concerned showing regional autonomy fighting damascus rebels still cling patches territory corner northwest turkish border corner southwest israeli frontier eastern ghost near damascus eastern ghost northwest firing line the revolutionary guards clearly feel war headliners iran keen anything accommodation assad basis little hard see real progress said role hombre former danish ambassador syria assad live political solution involves real power sharing said hombre the solution could potentially live freeze situation ground right the war going assad way since russia sent air force help the scales tipped even way year russia struck deals turkey united states jordan contained war west indirectly helping assad advances east washington pulled military aid rebels though assad seems unbearable western governments still hope effect change linking reconstruction aid credible political process leading genuine transition while paying lip service principle peace deal concluded auspices russia aims convene peace congress black sea resort sochi the aim draw new constitution followed elections the senior syrian opposition figure said united states states backed cause saudi arabia qatar jordan turkey given way russia sochi geneva would focal point talks this way understood talking americans french saudi states opposition figure said it clear plan state oppose entire world tired crisis proposals include forming new government hold elections would include syrian refugees but time frame six months two years three years depends extent understanding russian americans opposition figure said if russian americans differ greatly whole table could overturned russia serious accomplishing something political process terms turf said senior international crisis group analyst noah money i sure good sense accomplish extent seek accomplish things politically may run divergence interests allies said the syrian kurdish question one area russia iran signaled different goals while top iranian official recently said government would take areas held forces russia struck deals kurds sponsors from start crisis difference russian iranian regime said fauna yourself top kurdish politician the russian believe kurds cause taken account damascus issuing warnings kurds may continue leave devices presses campaigns last pockets western syria the situation southwest shaped different factors namely israel determination keep forces away frontier could prompt israeli military response there still major questions lot potential escalating violence various parts syria said money worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: In Syria, Russia securing position as Assad presses warBEIRUT (Reuters) - With the map of Syria s conflict decisively redrawn in President Bashar al-Assad s favor, his Russian allies want to convert military gains into a settlement that stabilizes the shattered nation and secures their interests in the region. A year after the opposition s defeat in Aleppo, government forces backed by Russia and Iran have recovered large swathes of territory as Islamic State s  caliphate  collapses.     As U.N.-backed talks in Geneva fail to make any progress, Russia is preparing to launch its own political process in 2018. President Vladimir Putin declared mission accomplished for the military on a visit to Russia s Syrian air base this week, and said conditions were ripe for a political solution. Though Washington still insists Assad must go, a senior Syrian opposition figure told Reuters the United States and other governments that have backed the rebellion had finally  surrendered to the Russian vision  on ending the war. The view in Damascus is that this will preserve Assad as president. A Syrian official in Damascus said  it is clear a track is underway, and the Russians are overseeing it .  There is a shift in the path of the crisis in Syria, a shift for the better,  the official said. But analysts struggle to see how Russian diplomacy can  bring lasting peace to Syria, encourage millions of refugees to return, or secure Western reconstruction aid. There is no sign that Assad is ready to compromise with his opponents. The war has also allowed his other big ally, Iran and its Revolutionary Guard, to expand its regional influence, which Tehran will not want to see diluted by any settlement in Syria. Having worked closely to secure Assad, Iran and Russia may now differ in ways that could complicate Russian policy.   Assad and his allies now command the single largest chunk of Syria, followed by U.S.-backed Kurdish militias who control much of northern and eastern Syria and are more concerned with shoring up their regional autonomy than fighting Damascus.      Anti-Assad rebels still cling to patches of territory: a corner of the northwest at the Turkish border, a corner of the southwest at the Israeli frontier, and the Eastern Ghouta near Damascus. Eastern Ghouta and the northwest are now in the firing line.   The Revolutionary Guards clearly feel they have won this war and the hardliners in Iran are not too keen on anything but accommodation with Assad, so on that basis it is a little hard to see that there can be any real progress,  said Rolf Holmboe, a former Danish ambassador to Syria.  Assad cannot live with a political solution that involves any real power sharing,  said Holmboe.  The solution he could potentially live with is to freeze the situation you have on the ground right now.   The war has been going Assad s way since 2015, when Russia sent its air force to help him. The scales tipped even more his way this year: Russia struck deals with Turkey, the United States and Jordan that contained in the war in the west, indirectly helping Assad s advances in the east, and Washington pulled military aid from the rebels. Though Assad seems unbeatable, Western governments still hope to effect change by linking reconstruction aid to a credible political process leading to  a genuine transition .     While paying lip service to the principle that any peace deal should be concluded under U.N. auspices, Russia aims to convene its own peace congress in the Black Sea resort of Sochi. The aim is to draw up a new constitution followed by elections.     The senior Syrian opposition figure said the United States and other states that had backed their cause - Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan and Turkey - had all given way to Russia. Sochi, not Geneva, would be the focal point for talks.  This is the way it has been understood from talking to the Americans, the French, the Saudis - all the states,  the opposition figure said.  It is clear that this is the plan, and there is no state that will oppose this ... because the entire world is tired of this crisis.  Proposals include forming a new government to hold elections that would include Syrian refugees.  But  the time frame: six months, two years, three years, all depends on the extent of understanding between the Russians and Americans , the opposition figure said.  If the Russians and Americans differ greatly, the whole table could be overturned.  Russia is serious about accomplishing something with the political process, but on its own terms and turf, said senior International Crisis Group analyst Noah Bonsey.  I am not sure they have a good sense of how to accomplish that and to the extent that they seek to accomplish things politically, they may run into the divergence of interests between themselves and their allies,  he said. The Syrian Kurdish question is one area where Russia and Iran have signaled different goals. While a top Iranian official recently said the government would take areas held by the U.S.-backed, Kurdish-led forces, Russia has struck deals with the Kurds and their U.S. sponsors.  From the start of the crisis, there s been a difference between the Russians and the Iranians and the regime,  said Fawza Youssef, a top Kurdish politician. The Russians believe the Kurds  have a cause that should be taken into account . Damascus, while issuing its own warnings to the Kurds, may continue to leave them to their own devices as it presses campaigns against the last rebel-held pockets of western Syria.  The situation in the southwest is shaped by different factors, namely Israel s determination to keep Iran-backed forces away from its frontier, which could prompt an Israeli military response.  There are still major questions and a lot of potential for escalating violence in various parts of Syria,  said Bonsey.   worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: in syria russia securing position assad presses warbeirut reuters with map syria conflict decisively redrawn president basal favor russian allies want convert military gains settlement stabilized shattered nation secures interests region a year opposition defeat aleppo government forces backed russia iran recovered large states territory islamic state caliphate collapses as talks geneva fail make progress russia preparing launch political process president vladimir putin declared mission accomplished military visit russia syrian air base week said conditions ripe political solution though washington still insists assad must go senior syrian opposition figure told reuters united states governments backed rebellion finally surrendered russian vision ending war the view damascus preserve assad president a syrian official damascus said clear track underway russian overseeing there shift path crisis syria shift better official said but analysts struggle see russian diplomacy bring lasting peace syria encourage millions refugees return secure western reconstruction aid there sign assad ready compromise opponents the war also allowed big ally iran revolutionary guard expand regional influence tehran want see diluted settlement syria having worked closely secure assad iran russia may differ ways could complicate russian policy assad allies command single largest chunk syria followed kurdish militias control much northern eastern syria concerned showing regional autonomy fighting damascus rebels still cling patches territory corner northwest turkish border corner southwest israeli frontier eastern ghost near damascus eastern ghost northwest firing line the revolutionary guards clearly feel war headliners iran keen anything accommodation assad basis little hard see real progress said role hombre former danish ambassador syria assad live political solution involves real power sharing said hombre the solution could potentially live freeze situation ground right the war going assad way since russia sent air force help the scales tipped even way year russia struck deals turkey united states jordan contained war west indirectly helping assad advances east washington pulled military aid rebels though assad seems unbearable western governments still hope effect change linking reconstruction aid credible political process leading genuine transition while paying lip service principle peace deal concluded auspices russia aims convene peace congress black sea resort sochi the aim draw new constitution followed elections the senior syrian opposition figure said united states states backed cause saudi arabia qatar jordan turkey given way russia sochi geneva would focal point talks this way understood talking americans french saudi states opposition figure said it clear plan state oppose entire world tired crisis proposals include forming new government hold elections would include syrian refugees but time frame six months two years three years depends extent understanding russian americans opposition figure said if russian americans differ greatly whole table could overturned russia serious accomplishing something political process terms turf said senior international crisis group analyst noah money i sure good sense accomplish extent seek accomplish things politically may run divergence interests allies said the syrian kurdish question one area russia iran signaled different goals while top iranian official recently said government would take areas held forces russia struck deals kurds sponsors from start crisis difference russian iranian regime said fauna yourself top kurdish politician the russian believe kurds cause taken account damascus issuing warnings kurds may continue leave devices presses campaigns last pockets western syria the situation southwest shaped different factors namely israel determination keep forces away frontier could prompt israeli military response there still major questions lot potential escalating violence various parts syria said money worldnews