Syria 'will not bow down' to foreign pressure: Assad

LONDON: President Bashar al-Assad said Syria would not bow down in the face of mounting international pressure over his lethal crackdown on dissent, in an interview with The Sunday Times.

Assad told the British weekly newspaper he was "definitely" prepared to fight and die for Syria if faced with foreign intervention. "This goes without saying and is an absolute," he said.Read more

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