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Assad: No recovery role for nations that stoked up war

PRESIDENT Bashar al-Assad has rejected any role in Syria’s recovery for the nations he says instigated six years of war.

In an interview with Belgium’s VRT News published yesterday, Mr Assad expressed cautious optimism for a peace deal since the election of US President Donald Trump.

He denied the ceasefire brokered by Russia, Iran and Turkey was “dead” following local clashes in several insurgent strongholds.

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