'Syria fighting foreign mercenaries'

SBS Wednesday 16th May, 2012

Syria accused of civilian 'executions' In his first interview in nearly half a year, Syrian President Bashar Assad has claimed that his regime had captured foreign mercenaries who were fighting for the opposition in a bid to show his forces were fighting terrorists instead of pro-democracy activists. Assad spoke in an interview broadcast on Russian state news channel Rossiya-24, signalling he has no intention of softening his position despite...

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