THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH: Syrian president Bashar al-Assad denounces opposition as 'armed, murderous criminals' as he makes first speech for six months: President Bashar al-Assad has made his first speech for six months, confirming he is still in his capital Damascus but taking a hardline stance offering no new concessions to the rebel opposition which has seized swathes of Syria. » | Richard Spencer, Middle East Correspondent | Sunday, January 06, 2013
Sunday, January 06, 2013
THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH: Syrian president Bashar al-Assad denounces opposition as 'armed, murderous criminals' as he makes first speech for six months: President Bashar al-Assad has made his first speech for six months, confirming he is still in his capital Damascus but taking a hardline stance offering no new concessions to the rebel opposition which has seized swathes of Syria. » | Richard Spencer, Middle East Correspondent | Sunday, January 06, 2013