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Turkish PM blasts ‘butcher’ Assad in scathing speech on Syria
AFP – Turkey’s prime minister on Sunday delivered his most virulent attack so far on Bashar al-Assad, calling the Syrian president a “butcher” and warning that he will be held to account for the deaths of tens of thousands of his citizens. “If God permits, we will see this butcher,…
Women join ranks of Assad’s new paramilitary force in Syria
At 40 years of age, Abir Ramadan joined the all-female unit of Syria’s new paramilitary force, pledging loyalty to Bashar al-Assad in the armed struggle against those seeking to topple the president. Dressed in camouflage, she marches at a stadium in the central city of Homs, raising her fist and…
Syrian opposition dismisses Assad call for talks amid attack on ‘western puppets’
Rebels say Syrian president offered no meaningful concessions in his first public speech in seven months Syria’s opposition and its international backers have rejected Bashar al-Assad’s latest initiative to end the 21 months of violence, insisting that he offered no meaningful concessions and should surrender power at once. Hopes of…
Chavez backs Assad again, blames U.S. for war
CARACAS — President Hugo Chavez vowed Tuesday to keep supporting Bashar al-Assad, calling him Syria’s legitimate president and blaming the United States for the war that has raged on for nearly 19 months. “How can I not support the government of Bashar al-Assad if it is the legitimate government of…
Former Assad aide: Syrian president plans secret flight to Russia
Abdullah al-Omar, a former propaganda aide to Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, said on an Al Jazeera English broadcast Sunday that Assad knows the end of his rule is drawing closer, and has already prepared plans to escape into Russia. “I know the escorts of Bashar al-Assad, we used to sit…
U.N. leader urges China to pressure Syria to end violent conflict
UN leader Ban Ki-moon on Saturday appealed to China’s foreign minister to use his “influence” to help bring pressure on Syria’sPresident Bashar al-Assad to end conflict, a UN spokesman said. China is a key player in a UN Security Council dispute over sanctionsagainst the Syrian leader. It has backed Russia in rejecting western demands for international action to press…
European Union blacklists Assad family
The European Union has sought to punish the family of Syria’s president, Bashar al-Assad, blacklisting his wife, mother, sister, and sister-in-law and freezing their assets. But it was unclear how the symbolic move aimed at curbing the luxury lifestyle of the Assad dynasty would affect Asma al-Assad, the president’s wife…
Secret Assad emails lift lid on life of leader’s inner circle
By Robert Booth Messages show Bashar al-Assad took advice from Iran • Leader made light of promised reforms• Wife spent thousands on jewellery and furniture Bashar al-Assad took advice from Iran on how to handle the uprising against his rule, according to a cache of what appear to be several…
Assad sets Syria vote to end Baath rule
DAMASCUS — Syria’s president decreed a vote this month on a new constitution that would effectively end nearly 50 years of single party rule, state media said, as troops reportedly stormed centres of dissent. A day after flatly rejecting UN allegations of crimes against humanity, Bashar al-Assad called the ballot…
Barbara Walters calls Syrian dictator a ‘mild-mannered ophthalmologist’
ABC News personality Barbara Walters went to Syria this week to interview dictator Bashar al-Assad about his deadly crackdown on protesters and came back to report that he was “not a wild, crazy man.” “Bashar al-Assad is a dictator by accident, a mild-manner ophthalmologist,” Walters told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos Wednesday.…
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