Assad said there had been no real talks in Geneva.
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A rebel offensive in the northern Aleppo region – led, in part, by the Nusra Front, the Syrian wing of the al-Qaida terrorist network – is threatening government positions.
“As we liberated Palmyra, so shall we liberate every inch of Syria… we have no choice but victory”, he said to applause from lawmakers.
President Bashar Assad vowed Tuesday his troops would “liberate” every inch of Syria, just like they recaptured the ancient town of Palmyra from the Islamic State group, in a speech that reflected his renewed confidence as the military pressed on toward Raqqa, the extremists’ self-styled capital.
Assad made the remarks in an address to the parliament in Damascus on Tuesday. The talks have deadlocked mainly because of disagreements over whether he should remain in power. “We can only hope that it is a temporary aberration and they will soon return to their senses”.
“Our war against terrorism is continuing”, Assad said in a speech to parliament broadcast by state TV. Assad said. “The bloodshed won’t end until we root out terrorism, wherever it is”.
“Terrorists of Al-Nusra Front have performed strikes with MLRS and mortars against Karasy and al-Hamra inhabited areas, Sheikh Maqsood, Hamdaniya, Meidan, al-Halidyah, al-Amriyah quarters and Al-Nayrab airport in the city of Aleppo”, the centre reports.
Government supporters said the vote was a sign of support for Assad, while his opponents said it was illegitimate. They include a request that the two powers conduct joint airstrikes in Syria and that the United States oblige moderate rebels to disengage from al-Qaeda affiliate Jabhat al-Nusra.
Russia, which has been bombing in support of Assad since September, said on Saturday more that 2,000 militants had mobilised in the Aleppo area.
At the same time, Russian Federation and the Syrian government have stepped up airstrikes to the northwest of Aleppo, effectively severing a key supply route that is the last remaining link between the rebel-held portion of the city and the outside world.
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“The world has not seen anything like what Aleppo has been exposed to, in particular, the mass destruction of humans and infrastructure, which is an unprecedented humanitarian, environmental and architectural disaster in modern history”, ISESCO said in the statement published on its website on June 6.
