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[T]here is no such things as "Islamic terrorism," because terrorism differs from Islam. There's just terrorism, not Islamic terrorism. But the term "Islamic terrorism" has become widespread.

— Bashar al-Assad

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When we talk about "clean war," when there is no casualties, no civilians, no innocent people to be killed, that doesn't exist, no one could make it, no war in the world...

Every person do mistake every day, otherwise, if you deny the mistakes, we deny the human nature of the people...

Crying doesn't mean you are [a] good man. It doesn't mean you have a lot of passion. It's about the passion that's within your heart, it's not about your eyes, not about the tears.

We have to talk about concrete evidence, at the end. That’s how you can base your judgment. Anyone can say whatever he wants.

Interview with Yahoo News (2017)

I'm not a puppet. I wasn't made by the west to go to the west or any other country. I'm Syrian. I'm made in Syria. I have to live in Syria and die in Syria.

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