Senior Syrian rebel leader: We control 70% of the country

A senior officer of the Syrian rebels, Ziyad Fahad, has told the Saudi newspaper "Al-Ukaz" that the rebels controlled 70% of the country.

Fahad said he expected the Assad regime to fall soon and claimed that the government forces were present in Damascus only, and had even lost control of the outskirts of the capital. (Roi Kais)