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Sunday 20 August 2017 - 13:35

Syrian army forces crushing terrorists, clearing areas: President Assad

Story Code : 662819
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is delivering a speech in the capital, Damascus, Syria, on August 20, 2017. (Photo by Syria’s official news agency SANA)
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is delivering a speech in the capital, Damascus, Syria, on August 20, 2017. (Photo by Syria’s official news agency SANA)
“Our army is making territorial gains every day, week after week, crushing terrorists and clearing lands occupied by them,” Assad said during a press conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates in the capital Damascus on Sunday.
 
He added that valiant fighters from the Syrian army and allied forces make a positive role model in the history of wars.
 
    “We, in cooperation with friends, will continue to squash terrorists wherever they are. We will continue national reconciliation which has proved its effectiveness, will enhance communication with others and explore economic opportunities… The direct political, economic, and military support of our allies has helped us to make more gains than to suffer losses. These friends are our actual partners,” Assad pointed out.
 
The Syrian leader added Syria has been a target throughout history, noting that the Syrian nation has been forced  to pay a heavy price in the ongoing foreign-backed militancy plaguing the country.
 
    “We have managed to foil the Western project. West is like a chameleon that its behavior to fit different situations. The psychological war against the Damascus government has failed to discourage us from fighting terrorism or even frighten us… We have fought terror since day one, and we will continue to fight it until there is no terrorist in Syria…,” Assad stressed.
 
He went on to say that his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan is playing the role of a political beggar after his support for Takfiri terrorist groups in Syria came to light.
 
Assad highlighted that there is no chance for a plan to partition Syria as long as government forces and their allies are fighting terrorism, adding that the main goal of de-escalation zones is to stop bloodshed, deliver humanitarian aid, evacuate militants, and bring life back to normal.
 
The Syrian president stated that his country’s economy is slowly but “consistently” recovering.
 
    “We are not in a state of isolation as they think… There will be no security cooperation or diplomatic ties with some states until sever their ties with terrorism in a clear and unequivocal manner,” Assad pointed out.
 
Syria has been fighting different foreign-sponsored militant and terrorist groups since March 2011. UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura estimated last August that more than 400,000 people had been killed until then.
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