Under Syrian law, a journalist is not allowed to report on military matters. This may be wrong or right, but that's just the way it is.

The part in Aleppo, what [people] call it the eastern part, is occupied by the terrorists for the last three years, and they have been using the civilians as human shields.

Politics is about realities, not logic.

When you talk about Al-Qaeda it doesn't matter if he's Syrian or American or from Europe or from Asia or Africa.

They want to criticize you, let them criticize and do not worry. Just be transparent with your people and tell them this is the reality.

You look at [terrorists] faces, they look foreigners, but where are they coming from ? How precise this estimate is difficult to tell, but definitely the majority are Al-Qaeda.

Anyone who's not military knows this fact. Why do you use chemical weapons while you're advancing ?