Israeli interests are not necessarily in harmony with the American interests. — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
Using terrorism or jihadists or extremists for any political agenda is immoral. — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
That's all before the crisis. We always have this kind of cooperation with Iran [Supplies, weaponry]. — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
Look at the results of regime change in Iraq. You can't possibly claim that it was successful. — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
We cannot use jihadists because it's like shooting yourself in the foot. — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
We've been dealing with this kind of terrorism since the fifties, since the Muslim Brotherhood came to Syria at that time. — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
Any strike will be as direct support to Al-Qaeda offshoot that's called Jabhat al-Nusra and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
There is no such things as "Islamic terrorism," because terrorism differs from Islam. There's just terrorism, not Islamic terrorism. But the term… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
Is there an equality of power between America and Iraq? Definitely not; however, the Iraqi people are standing fast and are defending… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
My country and me, we are part of this region, we're not separated. We cannot discuss it as Syria or as me… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
Whatever the American officials said about the conflicts in Syria in general has no credibility. Whatever they say, it's just lies and,… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
When you talk about cooperation, it means cooperation between two legal governments, not cooperation between foreign government and any faction within Syria. — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
Hamas will not disappear. Hamas will not raise the white flag. Hamas has the trust of the people, and anyone who wishes… — 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… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
Regarding fighting terrorism, we are ready to cooperate with anyone in this world with no conditions. That's crux of our policy, not… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
It started partly as a sectarian war in some areas, but now it's not, because when you talk about sectarian war or… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
To have or not to have [chemical weapons] is a possibility, but to depend on what media says is nonsense, or to… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
I always say the Syrian problem as isolated case, as Syrian case, is not very complicated. What makes it complicated is the… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
Syria is in a state of war since its land was occupied for more than four decades, and the nature of the… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
Peace in Syria is not only our priority; it's a Middle Eastern priority, and when the Middle East is stable, the rest… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
We asked for a delegation [of the Red Cross] in March 2013 when the first attack happened in Aleppo in the north… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
On the border area with Lebanon where [Hezbollah forces] want to protect themselves and cooperate with us, but they don't exist all… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
Any cooperation that doesn't go through the Syrian government is not legal. If it's not legal, we cannot cooperate with, and we… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
For the West, they wanted to undermine the Syrian positions. For the petrodollar countries like Saudi Arabia, they're thinking undermining Syria will… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
When you have terrorists, you don't throw at them balloons or you don't use rubber sticks, for example. You have to use… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
We never said that the majority [of the terrorists] are not Syrians, but we said that the minority is what they call… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
Syria is geographically and politically in the middle of the Middle East. That is why we are in contact with most of… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
Any American strike will not destroy as much as the terrorists have already destroyed in Syria ; sometimes the repercussions could be… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
There's a video on YouTube where the terrorists clearly make trials [of chemical weapons] on a rabbit and kill the rabbit and… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
Think of the war against terrorism. In my view, Washington's approach can be compared to a doctor constantly banging away at a… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
This is the Middle East, where every week you have something new; so whatever you talk about this week will not be… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
As soon as the legitimate Lebanese government is convinced that the conditions have ripened and that Lebanon is able to maintain stability… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
Why should you use a term [rebels] in the United States and England and maybe other countries and use another term in… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
You hardly find any military base in distant areas from the [Syria] cities unless it's an airport or something like this, but… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
The majority of fighters now are Al-Qaeda. If you want to support them, you are supporting Al-Qaeda, you are creating havoc in… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
Israel has WMD, and it has to sign [chemical warfare agreement], and Israel is occupying our land, so that's we talked about… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
When you talk about Al-Qaeda it doesn't matter if he's Syrian or American or from Europe or from Asia or Africa. — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
You can't say "the people of Aleppo" because the majority of the people of Aleppo are living in the area under the… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
The part in Aleppo, what [people] call it the eastern part, is occupied by the terrorists for the last three years, and… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
Every friend of Syria is looking for peaceful solution, and we are convinced about that. We have this advice, and without this… — 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
![“That's all before the crisis. We always have this kind of cooperation with Iran [Supplies, weaponry].” quote by Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/645/bashar-al-assad-1027_cooperation_that-s-all-before-the-crisis-we-always-h_1014582.jpg)
![“The other thing we did as government is to open gates for the civilians to leave that [ eastern part] area [in Aleppo], and at the same time for the humanitarian convoys and help to go through those gates inside that part of Aleppo, but the terrorists publicly refused any solution, so they wanted…” quote by Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/6dc/bashar-al-assad-1027_areas_the-other-thing-we-did-as-government-is_37737.jpg)
![“To have or not to have [chemical weapons] is a possibility, but to depend on what media says is nonsense, or to depend on some of the reports of the intelligence is nonsense and that was proven when they invaded Iraq ten years ago and they said "Iraq has stockpiles of WMD" and it was proven after…” quote by Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/600/bashar-al-assad-1027_chemical-weapons_to-have-or-not-to-have-chemical-weapons_2090568.jpg)
![“We asked for a delegation [of the Red Cross] in March 2013 when the first attack happened in Aleppo in the north of Syria ; they delayed it till just a few days before al-Ghouta when they sent those team, and the team itself said in its report that he did everything as he wanted. There was not a…” quote by Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/0b3/bashar-al-assad-1027_als_we-asked-for-a-delegation-of-the-red-cro_1425613.jpg)
![“On the border area with Lebanon where [Hezbollah forces] want to protect themselves and cooperate with us, but they don't exist all over Syria.” quote by Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f23/bashar-al-assad-1027_areas_on-the-border-area-with-lebanon-where-he_2736581.jpg)
![“We never said that the majority [of the terrorists] are not Syrians, but we said that the minority is what they call "free Syrian army." That's what we said.” quote by Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c66/bashar-al-assad-1027_army_we-never-said-that-the-majority-of-the-t_383560.jpg)
![“There's a video on YouTube where the terrorists clearly make trials [of chemical weapons] on a rabbit and kill the rabbit and said "this is how we're going to kill the Syrian people."” quote by Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a29/bashar-al-assad-1027_chemical-weapons_there-s-a-video-on-youtube-where-the-ter_2885918.jpg)
![“Why should you use a term [rebels] in the United States and England and maybe other countries and use another term in Syria ? This is a double standard that we don't accept.” quote by Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/96c/bashar-al-assad-1027_accepting_why-should-you-use-a-term-rebels-in-the_1259847.jpg)
![“You hardly find any military base in distant areas from the [Syria] cities unless it's an airport or something like this, but most of the military bases or centers within inhabited areas.” quote by Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/2a8/bashar-al-assad-1027_airports_you-hardly-find-any-military-base-in-dis_2955125.jpg)
![“Israel has WMD, and it has to sign [chemical warfare agreement], and Israel is occupying our land, so that's we talked about the Middle East, not Syria, not Israel ; it should be comprehensive.” quote by Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/5a5/bashar-al-assad-1027_agreement_israel-has-wmd-and-it-has-to-sign-chemic_1571935.jpg)
![“The part in Aleppo, what [people] call it the eastern part, is occupied by the terrorists for the last three years, and they have been using the civilians as human shields.” quote by Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/703/bashar-al-assad-1027_civilians_the-part-in-aleppo-what-people-call-it-t_1113789.jpg)
![“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 that we want to tell Congress, that they should ask and that what we expect them to ask this administration about the evidence that they have regarding the chemical…” quote by Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d71/bashar-al-assad-1027_administration_this-war-in-syria-is-going-to-support-al_74280.jpg)
![“I will tell [Barack Obama] very simply : present what you have as evidence to the public, be transparent.” quote by Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/dea/bashar-al-assad-1027_barack_i-will-tell-barack-obama-very-simply-pre_91133.jpg)
![“[Enemies of Syria] are the enemies of the people and the enemies of God. And the enemies of God will go to hell.” quote by Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/8d6/bashar-al-assad-1027_devil_enemies-of-syria-are-the-enemies-of-the_95144.jpg)
![“[It is important] to have stability and to have security, which means humanitarian equals fighting terrorists. You cannot talk about humanitarian aid and supporting the terrorists at the same time. You cannot, you have to choose.” quote by Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c33/bashar-al-assad-1027_aids_it-is-important-to-have-stability-and-to_110406.jpg)