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
As I said, this [repercussions] may take different forms : direct and indirect. Direct when people want to retaliate, or governments. Indirect… — 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
Using terrorism or jihadists or extremists for any political agenda is immoral. — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
It's not religious war, but Al-Qaeda always use religions, Islam - actually, as a pretext and as a cover and as a… — 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
When you have terrorism, you have a war. When you have a war, you always have innocent lives that could be the… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
Terrorism is a state of mind that on the one hand has to do with ignorance and, on the other hand, can… — 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
Did the President order anyone to kill civilians, did he order the destruction, did he order supporting terrorism in his country? Of… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
Many Syrians understand that the only way to protect your country is to live with each other with integration, not only in… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
In the eighties, we asked for international coalition against terrorism after the Muslim Brotherhood crisis in Syria when they started killing, of… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
Whether you call it terrorism or resistance, and whether you like Hamas or not, it is a political entity that no one… — 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
Opposition is different from terrorism. Opposition is a political movement. — 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