Syria's Assad 'confident' of Iranian and Russian support

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BBC News

Syria's Assad 'confident' of Iranian and Russian support

The Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad, has said he is confident he has the continuing support of key allies Iran and Russia.

A fresh push is under way to resolve Syria's four-year conflict, leading to speculation Mr Assad could be forced out to reach a settlement.

But Mr Assad said Russia and Iran did not abandon their friends.

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I am a realist

If Assad's regime falls - the fighting that has already taken place in Syria will prove to have been as a cup of water in an ocean - compared to the all-out slaughter that will take place as the assorted fanatical jihad groups vie for control of Syria

While the media focuses it's attentions on the atrocities of the Islamic State - other such groups are gaining strength - and some of the other groups are even more violent that ISIS