Syria’s deputy foreign minister said on Wednesday that the regime has taken “every measure” to respond to any U.S. attack, vowing not to change its position even if a third world war erupts.
In an exclusive interview with AFP, Faisal Muqdad said the government would counter a potential intervention aimed at punishing the regime of Bashar al-Assad over a suspected deadly poison gas strike and was mobilizing its allies.
“The Syrian government will not change position even if there is World War III. No Syrian can sacrifice the independence of his country,” he told AFP.
“Syria has taken every measure to retaliate against...an aggression,” he added, refusing to provide any clue as to what that might mean.
Muqdad said the regime was mobilizing its allies ahead of a possible strike, as U.S. President Barack Obama lobbies Congress to back intervention and the French parliament debates the issue.
“The Syrian government will not change position even if there is World War III. No Syrian can sacrifice the independence of his country,” he told AFP.
“Syria has taken every measure to retaliate against...an aggression,” he added, refusing to provide any clue as to what that might mean.
Muqdad said the regime was mobilizing its allies ahead of a possible strike, as U.S. President Barack Obama lobbies Congress to back intervention and the French parliament debates the issue.
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