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Syria's Assad says Russia's anti-terror chances are high

Xinhua, October 4, 2015

• Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said the current Russian war on terror in Syria has high chances of success, noting that the failure of the Russian coalition would lead to the destruction of the region.

  "We have confidence that the coalition between Syria, Russia, Iran and Iraq must be destined to success, otherwise, we would face the destruction of the entire region," Assad said, referring to the Russian-led joint effort to battle terrorist groups in Syria.

  In an interview with the Iranian al-Khabar TV on Sunday, Assad said the chances of the Russian, Syrian, Iranian and Iraqi coalition are high, not slim.

  Russian warplanes started its airstrikes Wednesday against rebel positions in several Syrian areas, marking the first Russian military involvement in the war on terrorist groups in Syria.

  Damascus has confirmed it had asked Russia for military aid, saying the Russian air force aid to Syria has come upon the request of President Bashar al-Assad, according to the state news agency SANA.

  A couple of weeks ago, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem said in an interview that his government could ask for a Russian military aid if necessary. A day later, Russian officials said Moscow is ready to provide aid to Syria.

  The Russian leadership has recently amplified its military aid to the Syrian military forces. Russian officials have recently stressed that Moscow will continue providing military aid, including specialists, to Damascus.

  Russian officials said the increasing military supplies aim at combating terrorism in accordance with international law.

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