We said [U.S] are going to be repercussions of the mistaken way of dealing with it, of treating the terrorism, but nobody expected 11th of September. So, you cannot expect. It is difficult for anyone to tell you what is going to happen. It's an area where everything is on the brink of explosion. You have to expect everything.

I never rejected any responsibility, but that depends on the decision.

As far as we are concerned, we Syria have not changed.

Worry does not mean fear, but readiness for the confrontation.

The majority of fighters now are Al-Qaeda. If you want to support them, you are supporting Al-Qaeda, you are creating havoc in the region, and if this region is not stable, the whole world cannot be stable.

We're not in the area where the alleged chemical attack happened. I said alleged. We're not sure that anything happened.

Despite the ethnic diversity within each nation, the social fabric of the region by and large is one.