BBC: Syria conflict: Assad 'won't quit under pressure'
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said in an interview for Russian TV he will not quit under foreign pressure, saying the Syrian people must decide.
Western powers and much of the Syrian opposition say it is not conceivable for Mr Assad to lead a post-war Syria.
Mr Assad said Iran was supporting his government "politically, economically and militarily" but denied that Iranian ground forces had been sent.
The latest comments come as Russia increases its presence in Syria.
WNU Editor: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad blaming everyone but himself for the chaos in his country is a routine that he has used for years. This rhetoric may appeal to his supporters and allies, but on the ground where the war is being raged his comments and remarks fall on deaf ears.
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2 comments:
He has a big point. If not western powers and saudi arabia, qatar and turkey had supported the jihadis the war had been over long ago. A fun fact about the barrelbombs is that they were used extensively by the us troops in vietnam.
Anon,
" A fun fact about the barrelbombs is that they were used extensively by the us troops in vietnam." You may be mistaking napalm cannister for HE barrel bombs. They have some similarities.
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