Syria (and Beyond) Live Coverage: The Insurgents Advance
Thursday, June 28, 2012 at 22:24Insurgents claim victory in Hayan in Aleppo Province (Warning: Graphic Images)
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Wednesday's Syria (and Beyond) Live Coverage: Assad Declares, "We Are In a Real State of War"
2125 GMT: Syria. In an interview on Iranian state television, President Assad has drawn a line against an outside solution for the Syrian political crisis: "We will not accept any non-Syrian, non-national model, whether it comes from big countries or friendly countries. No one knows how to solve Syria's problems as well as we do."
Assad also offered no sign of relenting in the military campaign against opposition:
The responsibility of the Syrian government is to protect all of our residents. You have a responsibility to eliminate terrorists in any corner of the country. When you eliminate a terrorist, it's possible that you are saving the lives of tens, hundreds, or even thousands.