President Assad: "Syria attacked by rebels not vice versa"

President Bashar Al Assad is at the centre of the catastrophic events that have engulfed Syria.

In this wide-ranging interview he speaks to the BBC's Jeremy Bowen from the Presidential Palace in Damascus.

10 February 2015

12 minutes

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Today—10/02/2015

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