Assad: Syrian President Bashar Assad

Syrian President Bashar Assad: Assad, who spoke in an interview with Turkey's private Halk TV, made no mention of his government's role in the civil war that has killed at least 100,000 people so far, instead blaming foreign fighters and governments, including Turkey's, for the bloodshed, according to Huffington Post. Regarding a potential bid for another seven-year term, "the picture will be clearer" in the next four to five months because Syria is going though "rapid" changes on the ground, Assad said and BEIRUT - Syrian President Bashar Assad said it's still too early to say whether he'll run for re-election next year, but that he would refrain from seeking a third term if he feels that's what most Syrians want him to do. The interview, broadcast late Thursday, was the latest in a series the Syrian president has given to foreign media as part of a charm offensive in the wake of the Russian-brokered deal that averted the threat of a U.S. airstrike over an August chemical weapons attack, which killed hundreds of people. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.