Syria says it has Israel's guarantees for Golan return

Syria said on Thursday it had received guarantees from Israel via Turkey for a full withdrawal from the Golan Heights and rejected conditions put by the Jewish state for concluding a peace deal.

"We received commitments and messages from the Israeli government and the Israeli prime minister that guarantee, via the Turks, that he knows what the Syrians want," Syrian Information Minister Muhsin Bilal told al-Jazeera television. (Reuters)