Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is determined to crush the rebellion against his regime, even at the cost of triggering a civil war in the country, bolstered by support from Moscow, analysts say. full story ![]()
BRITISH Foreign Secretary William Hague has described Syria's Bashar al-Assad as "delusional" after he insisted he will not be stepping down.
news.com.au (2 months and 21 days ago)
BEIRUT - Syrian President Bashar Assad said in a newspaper interview Saturday that he won’t step down and will instead ‘‘face the storm,’’ raising new doubts about a U.S-Russian effort to get Assad and his opponents to negotiate an end to the country’s civil war.
boston.com (4 days ago)
Syrian President Bashar Assad "is not bluffing" about his determination to stay in power, Russia's foreign minister said in comments broadcast Friday, as negotiations to free 21 U.N.
foxnews.com (2 months and 17 days ago)

SYRIA'S Bashar al-Assad has insisted he will not resign before the end of his mandate next year as a car bomb exploded in the capital yesterday.
news.com.au (4 days ago)

Syrian President Bashar Assad "is not bluffing" about his determination to stay in power, Russia's foreign minister said in comments broadcast Friday, as negotiations to free 21 U.N. peacekeep…
azstarnet.com (2 months and 17 days ago)
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will "absolutely not" tell Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down to end the civil war and make way for a political transition, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in comments published on Friday.
reuters.com (2 months and 17 days ago)
Syrian President Bashar Assad "is not bluffing" about his determination to stay in power, Russia's foreign minister said in comments broadcast Friday, as efforts to free 21 U.N. peacekeepers held by Syrian rebels dragged into a third day.
miamiherald.com (2 months and 16 days ago)
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad "is not bluffing" about his determination to stay in power, Russia's foreign minister said in comments broadcast Friday, as negotiations to free 21 U.N. peacekeepers held by Syrian rebels dragged into a third day.
boston.com (2 months and 17 days ago)

Syrian President Bashar Assad must go, even if his government is included in peace talks envisioned in a U.S.-Russia plan, Secretary of State John Kerry says.BEIRUT - The new U.S.-Russia peace initiative for Syria will inevitably lead to the departure of President Bashar Assad, Secretary of State John F. Kerry said Thursday, moving to reassure Syrian rebels and their allies...
latimes.com (13 days ago)
By Erika Solomon BEIRUT (Reuters) - The United States chided Russia for sending missiles to the Syrian government as plans for a peace conference promoted by Washington and Moscow were hit by diplomatic rifts over its scope and purpose. Sectarian bloodshed in neighboring Iraq during Friday prayers, a hacking attack on a Western newspaper by sympathizers of Syrian President...
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