Assad: We successfully foiled attempts at hurting Syria
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Syrian President Bashar Assad gave an interview to the Hezbollah affiliated Al Manar television station, and commented on the ongoing civil war in Syria: "In addition to the fact that we have successfully foiled the plots at hurting Syria, those who devised them have also foiled it themselves."
Assad further said: "We see the balance shifting in favor of the Syrian army. This is a fight over the homeland, not over the (president's) chair." (Roi Kais)