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Assad: Syria is facing attempts to divide it
February 18, 2012 - 15:22 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Saturday, Feb
18, blamed 11-months of turmoil in which his forces have cracked down
on protesters as a ploy to split the country, Reuters reports.
"What Syria is facing is fundamentally an effort to divide it and
affect its geopolitical place and historic role in the region," Assad
was quoted by Syrian state television as saying, after meeting China's
vice foreign minister in Damascus.
Meanwhile activists said that Syrian government forces renewed their
bombardment of the opposition stronghold of Homs on Saturday.
The troops were close to Baba Amro, a southern neighborhood that has
been target of the heaviest barrages since the armored offensive began
two weeks ago, activists claimed.
February 18, 2012 - 15:22 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Saturday, Feb
18, blamed 11-months of turmoil in which his forces have cracked down
on protesters as a ploy to split the country, Reuters reports.
"What Syria is facing is fundamentally an effort to divide it and
affect its geopolitical place and historic role in the region," Assad
was quoted by Syrian state television as saying, after meeting China's
vice foreign minister in Damascus.
Meanwhile activists said that Syrian government forces renewed their
bombardment of the opposition stronghold of Homs on Saturday.
The troops were close to Baba Amro, a southern neighborhood that has
been target of the heaviest barrages since the armored offensive began
two weeks ago, activists claimed.