Syrian writer and political dissident Yassin al-Haj Saleh speaks during an interview with AFP at 'Casa Arabe' (Arabian House) in Madrid on April 17, 2018. - With their attacks on the Bashar al-Assad regime, the United States, France and the United Kingdom do not expect to "save the Syrians from brutality" but only "to regain some prestige", the prominent Syrian opponent Yassin al-Haj Saleh said in an interview with AFP. (Photo by JAVIER SORIANO / AFP) / TO GO WITH AFP INTERVIEW by ALVARO VILLALOBOS