Assad vows to rid Syria of extremists March 22, 2013 - 12:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Syria's president has vowed to rid the country of Muslim extremists whom he blamed for a suicide bombing that killed 42 people, including a top Sunni preacher, AP reported. Friday, March 21 statement by Bashar Assad came hours after the explosion ripped through a mosque in the heart of Damascus, killing Sheikh Mohammad Said Ramadan al-Buti. It was one of the most stunning assassinations of the two-year civil war and the first time a suicide bomber struck inside a mosque. Al-Buti was a staunch supporter of Assad. More than 84 were wounded in the attack. In the statement carried by Syria's state news agency, Assad says al-Buti represented true Islam in facing "the forces of darkness and extremist" ideology. Assad says his forces will "wipe out" and "clean our country" of the attackers. Partner news  Top stories The international conference, backed by Russia and the U.S., aims to find a political solution to the conflict in Syria. Nuland, a career foreign service officer who was until recently State's top spokesperson, was expected to be nominated the post. Alkhatib said Assad should respond within 20 days and that he should then be given a month to dissolve parliament. Bağış said Istanbul’s unique status as a “peaceful coexistence of all cultures and religions” makes it a vital player in the EU.   Partner news |  Latest news International Arts Education Week ongoing in Armenia  Director-General of UNESCO Irina Bokova noted the program as a unique event reporting the achievements in the field.WB to support electronic control system launch in Prosecutor’s Office Armenia’s Prosecutor General Aghvan Hovsepyan met World Bank Country Manager for Armenia Jean-Michel Happi.Armenian-French decentralized cooperation conference due in fall Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Territorial Administration Armen Gevorgyan met with French ambassador Henri Reynaud.Google reportedly mulls buying map-software provider Waze Google has a widely used mapping tool and could adopt Waze’s technology to add social features to the software. |
