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Russia won't try to persuade Syria's Assad to quit: Lavrov:

Russia refuses to act as an intermediary trying to talk Syrian President Bashar al-Assad into fleeing, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in comments released on Friday. Ref. Source 8

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Assad sends key diplomat to Russia:

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad sent a senior diplomat to Moscow on Wednesday to discuss proposals to end the conflict convulsing his country made by international envoy Lakhdar Brahimi, Syrian and Lebanese sources said. Ref. Source 2

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Assad summons Syrians for war

A defiant President Bashar al-Assad has called for national mobilisation in a "War to defend the nation", describing rebels fighting him as terrorists and agents of foreign powers with whom it was impossible to negotiate. Ref. Source 1

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France sees no sign Syria's Assad will be toppled soon:

"Things are not moving. The solution that we had hoped for, and by that I mean the fall of Bashar and the arrival of the (opposition) coalition to power, has not happened," Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said in his annual New Year's address to the press. Ref. Source 8

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With No Foreign Meddling, Syrian War Over in 2 Weeks - Assad:

The civil conflict in Syria can be over in two weeks if foreign fighters and weapons stop trickling in through the border with Turkey, the Al-Akhbar daily in Beirut quoted the Syrian president as say Ref. Source 8

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Syrian rebels slam Assad inaction on Israeli attack:

Syrian opposition leaders and rebels on Friday slammed President Bashar Assad for not responding to an Israeli airstrike near Damascus, calling it proof of his weakness and acquiescence to the Jewish State. Ref. Source 1

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Syria's Assad warns West over Qaeda, says defeat of his regime 'not an option':

"The West has paid heavily for funding Al-Qaeda in its early stages. Today it is doing the same in Syria, Libya and other places, and will pay a heavy price in the heart of Europe and the United States," Assad said. Ref. Source 9

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US, Israel plotting to oust Assad by June, Iranian official claims:

Lt. Gen. Yahya Safawi, a senior adviser to the head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, was also quoted by IRIB news, an Iranian state broadcasting station, warning Iranians of "hostile tactics" that may be used to damage the unity of the Iranian people and disrupt the elections. Ref. Source 6