Al-Assad: Syria to Record Victory after Another, Able to Confront Any External Aggression

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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad confirmed Sunday that his country "is capable of facing up to any external aggression just as it faces up to internal aggression every day, in the form of terrorist groups and those who support them."

This comes as US President Barak Obama decided to seek congressional approval for a military strike, reiterating his country was ready for any intervention.

"Syria continues to record victory after victory," al-Assad stressed, and pointed out that "the American threats of launching an attack against Syria will not discourage Syria away from its principles ... or its fight against terrorism supported by some regional and Western countries, first and foremost the United States of America."

Meanwhile, Syria's deputy foreign minister Faisal Mekdad denounced any armed Western move against his government.

"A decision to wage war on Syria is a criminal decision and an incorrect decision. We are confident that we will be victorious," he told reporters outside a hotel in Damascus.

Mekdad earlier told reporters in Damascus that Obama "was clearly hesitant, disappointed and confused when he spoke yesterday."

Obama's decision effectively pushes back any military action until at least September 9, when US lawmakers return from their summer recess.

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