This war [in Syria] is going to support Al-Qaeda and the same people that killed Americans in the 11th of September. The… — 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… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
What the army is doing is cleaning those areas, and the indication that the army is strong is that it's making advancement… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
In reality, you cannot withstand for five years and more against all those countries, the West, and the Gulf states, the petrodollars,… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
Let's be realistic, every terrorist came to Syria, he came through Turkey with the support of [Recep Tayyip] Erdogan. So, fighting those… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
The most important part of [Russian] support is the aerial support, which is very essential, they have very strong firepower, and at… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
We wouldn't have withstood for two years and a half. We would have disintegration of the army, disintegration of the whole institution… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
The external support can never substitute internal support, the example that we have to look at very well is Egypt and Tunisia… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
If you want to kill the Syrian people, who's going to support us as a government, as officials? No one. — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
If the American administration want to support Al-Qaeda - go ahead. That's what we have to tell them, go ahead and support… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
These people that started here, they support the government now against those rebels. Why talking about what happened at the very beginning… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
History teaches us that nobody can prevent a resistance group from arming when it has the support of the people. — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
This is cooperation [with Hezbollah, Iran , from Russia], I don't know what you mean by support. We have cooperation with countries… — 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
Trust that the thing in life that excites you the most comes complete with all the tools necessary to support you in… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
Those fighters, the Syrian part that you're talking about, lost its natural incubators in the Syrian society - they don't have incubators… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
At the very beginning, it was fully political. When you have these terrorists, the first part of the same plan which is… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
I don't believe that in a couple of months Erdogan and the United States regime, and the Western regimes in general, and… — 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
Without the public support, we cannot withstand two years and a half. Look at the other countries, look what happened in Libya,… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
The army is making good advancement on daily basis against the terrorists. Of course, they still have the support of Turkey, Qatar,… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
Any external support, if you want to call it support, let's use this world, is... how to say... it's going to be… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
I don't have support. Not me ; all Syria. Every agreement is between every class and every sector in Syria ; government,… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
From Russia for example, we have political support, which is different from the cooperation. We have cooperation for 60 years now, but… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
Personally, I do not support the concept of suicide bombings. This is not part of our [syrian] culture. But whether you condemn… — 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