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U.S. priority on Syria no longer focused on 'getting Assad out': Haley

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By Michelle Nichols
ReutersMarch 31, 2017
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations NIkki Haley speaks to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) policy conference in Washington
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations NIkki Haley speaks in Washington, U.S., March 27, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
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By Michelle Nichols

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States' diplomatic policy on Syria for now is no longer focused on making the war-torn country's president, Bashar al-Assad, leave power, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said on Thursday, in a departure from the Obama administration's initial and public stance on Assad's fate.

The view of the Trump administration is also at odds with European powers, who insist Assad must step down. The shift drew a strong rebuke from at least two Republican senators.