Syrian president says rebels have been "defeated"

DAMASCUS Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said that the victory was won in the fight against armed rebels trying to topple his regime. "The conspiracy against Syria is coming to an end," writes the Al-Akhbar newspaper, citing an unnamed politician who spoke with Assad in the capital Damascus. Syrian president says rebels have been "defeated" The Arab official, who visited Damascus, also said that Assad told him "the opposition was playing a game of survival", reports the AFP. "Significant achievements have been made, the strategic importance of which is clear even to those in the region and the rest of the world who make useless plans against Syria's security," said Assad. Politicians have said that Assad is "very pleased" with the development of the military situation in the country and believes that the contradictory statements coming from opposition groups in exile attest to their failure. Assad's government, noted the French news agency, often stressed that the uprising which began in Syria in March 2011 was a conspiracy against the country supported from abroad. Bashar al-Assad (Beta/AP, file) Tanjug

Syrian president says rebels have been "defeated"

The Arab official, who visited Damascus, also said that Assad told him "the opposition was playing a game of survival", reports the AFP.

"Significant achievements have been made, the strategic importance of which is clear even to those in the region and the rest of the world who make useless plans against Syria's security," said Assad.

Politicians have said that Assad is "very pleased" with the development of the military situation in the country and believes that the contradictory statements coming from opposition groups in exile attest to their failure.

Assad's government, noted the French news agency, often stressed that the uprising which began in Syria in March 2011 was a conspiracy against the country supported from abroad.