FILE - In this file photo released May 10, 2018, by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad speaks during an interview with the Greek Kathimerini newspaper, in Damascus, Syria. In an interview with Russia Today television which aired Thursday, May 31, 2018, Assad said that the U.S. troops, who operate air bases and outposts in the Kurdish-administered region, will have to leave the country. Assad threatened to attack the region held by U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters in northeastern Syria if talks fail to bring the area back under Damascus’ authority. (SANA via AP)
Assad: U.S. and Western Allies Need to Pull Troops Out of Syria – By OAN Newsroom (oann.com) / May 31 2018
Syria’s president is demanding the U.S. and its western allies to pull their troops out of the war-torn country.
Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad made the demand during an rare TV interview Thursday. He said Syria is moving closer to peace and ending the seven year long war.
FILE – In this file photo released May 10, 2018, by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad speaks during an interview with the Greek Kathimerini newspaper, in Damascus, Syria. In an interview with Russia Today television which aired Thursday, May 31, 2018, Assad said that the U.S. troops, who operate air bases and outposts in the Kurdish-administered region, will have to leave the country. Assad threatened to attack the region held by U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters in northeastern Syria if talks fail to bring the area back under Damascus’ authority. (SANA via AP)
Assad accused the U.S. and the European Union of interfering in the peace process, and contributing to the rise in terrorist activity.
The Syrian leader also suggested the end of the conflict is “self-evident” and could come to an resolution within the next year.
“With every move forward in the battlefield, with every victory, with every liberated area, we are moving closer to the end of the conflict and I always said without external interference it won’t take more than a year to settle the situation in Syria,” stated President Assad.
The Syrian president went on to say nobody ever wants to engage in war, but the only way to deal with terror groups like ISIS is to use extreme force.
