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Al-Assad Sees No ’Option except Victory’ In Syria

Al-Assad Sees No ’Option except Victory’ In Syria
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said there is no "option except victory" in the country's war in an interview published Thursday, saying the government could not reach "results" with opposition groups that attended recent peace talks.


Al-Assad Sees No ’Option except Victory’ In Syria

The interview with Croatian newspaper Vecernji List appeared to have been conducted before US President Donald Trump accused al-Assad of crossing "many, many lines" with a poison gas attack Tuesday.

Al-Assad was not asked about the chemical attack in the northwestern Syrian town of Khan Shaykhun, a text of the interview published by the Syrian state news agency SANA showed. The government has strongly denied any role.

More than six years into the Syrian conflict, al-Assad appears militarily unassailable in the areas of western Syria where he has shored up his rule with decisive help from the Russian military and allied groups from across the region.

The interview published Thursday underlined al-Assad's confidence as he reiterated his goal of dealing a total defeat to the insurgency. He also reiterated his rejection of federalism sought by Kurdish groups in northern Syria.

"As I said a while ago, we have a great hope which is becoming greater; and this hope is built on confidence, for without confidence there wouldn't be any hope. In any case, we do not have any other option except victory," he said.

"If we do not win this war, it means that Syria will be deleted from the map. We have no choice in facing this war, and that's why we are confident, we are persistent and we are determined," he said.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team

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