Assad Says Turkey Responsible for Syria Bloodshed: It's a Battle of Regional, International Wills

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Syrian President Bashar Assad stressed on Monday that his country does not need the permission of any nation in the world to deal with its internal political issues, rejecting calling Syria's current events a revolution or a spring.

"These are battles of wills first and foremost,” Assad told Nasim Online news agency, adding that “the terrorist acts' aim is to destroy the country”.

Assad said: “What we are going through is a regional and an international battle, and saying the clashes will end within weeks is illogical”.

"We will come out victorious despite the complication of these tactic and strategic battles,” he expressed.

Assad commented on some regional countries' stances towards Syria's war: “Turkey is directly responsible for the bloodshed here”.

According to Assad, the Turkish people, however, were able to resist to “financial and media campaigns that tried to divert their viewpoints”.

"We are trying to build and preserve relations with the people not the governments, as these will not stay in power forever,” he explained.

The Syrian president added: “Some nations support Syria but are not able control the flow of weapons and logistic aid to terrorists”.

"There is a particularity to the battles in Homs as fighters there are constantly supplied with weapons,” Assad said, adding that another factor that makes the clashes in this city standout is its proximity to Lebanon.

"The presence of the Syrian forces in the cities aim at protecting citizens and the nation,” he expressed.

Assad remarked: “The army is saving the country from external and internal plans, and its role conforms with the ideology and the policy of resistance that we have long adopted”.

More than 60,000 people, mostly civilians, have been killed in Syria's conflict since its eruption in March 2011, according to the United Nations, while the Observatory says it has documented more than 48,000 dead.

The conflict has sent some 600,000 people fleeing the country, most of them to neighboring countries, according to the U.N.

Comments 16
Missing samiam 11 years

great comments to an iranian newspaper--I am sure they asked some tough questions...

he must be desperate to get his message out, or figure out what it is

Default-user-icon Lebanese (Guest) 11 years

So outright sectarianism and racism is tolerated on this website?

Default-user-icon dave (Guest) 11 years

Assad blames turkey for the bloodshed, turkey is not bombing syria, Assad is.

Missing peace 11 years

hahaha laughable assad....

Missing peace 11 years

nothing new in assad s propaganda: all dictatorships always said they were victims of foreign conspiracies to justify their horrors.

only fools believe it or brainwashed lobotomized people...

Default-user-icon kafantaris (Guest) 11 years

We have become callous to the great suffering of the people of Syria -- just as we had become callous to the great suffering of the Jews of Hitler’s Germany. History will be unkind.
The heck with Russia and China -- these two treat their own people no better.
We need to act now in Syria. And we are already far too late -- just as we were for the Jews.

Thumb LEBhasNOhope 11 years

He will be hanged!

Thumb ghada12 11 years

"governments, as these will not stay in power forever,” he explained. This is a case of "I see the glaring mole on your nose but I don't see the glaring mole on my nose".

Thumb shab 11 years

I love his humor

Thumb rover98 11 years

Assad thus far is the worst dictator of the 21st century no amount of lies will change his imminent demise followed accountability of those done his dirty work.

Default-user-icon JoeGJoe G (Guest) 11 years

Most of the neg replys are from Israel or the CIA

Thumb bananasplit 11 years

So is the logic that as Lebanese we need the war to continue in Syria to keep the balance and not have a war ourselves? If Assad wins it will be revenge time against the Sunnis in Lebanon. If he loses it will be revenge time against HA. Either way, if you are a Lebanese civilian you are screwed...

Default-user-icon Gabby (Guest) 11 years

It was Hariri, Qatar, the US, Europeans, etc.....now Turkey too. None of it is his fault. Look in the mirror ya giraffe.

Default-user-icon fuassad (Guest) 11 years

why is the world still watching this happen?? people should bring assad to an end asap he has been killing his own people to stay in power that is the bottom line! no matter what the real story is he is the one using planes to bomb civilian buildings

Default-user-icon JoeG (Guest) 11 years

Well Said

Thumb jabalamel 11 years

oh look.... the filthy zionist scum, under 100 nicknames, made huge effort to comment on assad, but is failing to comment on lebanese news.

and than he wants to convince someone that he is "lebanese"

we know that you are filthy zionist scum, perhaps former SLA member.

what you don't know, despite all your nicknames and efforts, how useless you are