You have to look at the reality in Syria. Whenever we liberate any city or village from the terrorists, the civilians will… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
You look at [terrorists] faces, they look foreigners, but where are they coming from ? How precise this estimate is difficult to… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
We said [U.S] are going to be repercussions of the mistaken way of dealing with it, of treating the terrorism, but nobody… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
In the war, you lose areas, but you recapture another area. So, it is difficult to tell whether you are losing or… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
It is difficult for anyone to tell you what is going to happen. [Middle East] is an area where everything is on… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
We have more difficult circumstances than most of the Arab countries but in spite of that Syria is stable. Why? Because you… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
We've been living in difficult circumstances and we prepare ourselves for every possibility. But that doesn't mean if you're prepared things will… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
If you ask Americans whether they've been successful at sealing the border with Mexico, they'll tell you that it's a very difficult… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
Russia is very important, Iran is very important, Hezbollah is very important. All of them are important. Each one made important achievements… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
Lebanon was under Israeli occupation, up to its capital, but we did not consider that a disaster. Why? Because it was very clear that… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
I never rejected any responsibility, but that depends on the decision. — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
If you are going to be a mediator or arbitrator you have to be in the middle between the two sides; you cannot take… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
The other thing we did as government is to open gates for the civilians to leave that [ eastern part] area [in Aleppo], and… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
This war [in Syria] is going to support Al-Qaeda and the same people that killed Americans in the 11th of September. The second thing… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
Freedom and democracy are nothing but instruments, just like stability. The goal is called progress and growth. Anyone who puts freedom ahead of stability… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
I will tell [Barack Obama] very simply : present what you have as evidence to the public, be transparent. — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
[Enemies of Syria] are the enemies of the people and the enemies of God. And the enemies of God will go to hell. — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
The first question that I ask : do I have public support or not. That is the first question that I asked as President.… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
The criteria or the paradigm for us is not the West, not the Western paradigm, because the West has its own culture, we have… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
[It is important] to have stability and to have security, which means humanitarian equals fighting terrorists. You cannot talk about humanitarian aid and supporting… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image