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Syria crisis: Damascus losing information war, says Assad
Source: BBC
16 May 2012 Last updated at 18:38 GMT
Syria crisis: Damascus losing information war, says Assad
Syria is losing the information war against the West, President Bashar al-Assad has admitted, as violence continued across the country.
"They outplayed us... at the very beginning of the crisis - invented stories," he told a Russian TV channel.
Mr Assad also said the results of last week's elections proved Syrians supported his cabinet's reforms.
Separately, Damascus refused to provide a report on torture claims as requested by a United Nations committee.
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Syria crisis: Damascus losing information war, says Assad
Syria is losing the information war against the West, President Bashar al-Assad has admitted, as violence continued across the country.
"They outplayed us... at the very beginning of the crisis - invented stories," he told a Russian TV channel.
Mr Assad also said the results of last week's elections proved Syrians supported his cabinet's reforms.
Separately, Damascus refused to provide a report on torture claims as requested by a United Nations committee.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18095758
