Defiant Bashar al-Assad Vows to Retake ‘Every Inch’ of Syria - The New York Times
David E. Sanger and Rick Gladstone
WASHINGTON — Syria’s president promised to retake “every inch” of the country from his foes on Tuesday in a defiant speech that appeared to reject the humanitarian relief effort and peaceful transition of power that the United States, Russia and more than a dozen other nations have pressed for since last fall.
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