Bashar al-Assad gives no overt indication of being ready to cut a deal to halt four-year civil war that has left his regime in control of just a third of SyriaThe Syrian president,Bashar al-Assad, has admitted to a shortage of soldiers and military setbacks, and in his first public speech for a year.
Assad also hailed “positive” changes in western attitudes to the clash in the country – suggesting the US and its allies now understood they share an interest with his regime in defeating Isis-style jihadi terrorism. But he gave no overt indication that he was ready to cut a deal to halt the four-year civil war that has left his regime in control of just a third or less of the country.
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Source: theguardian.com