In his first national address since June, Syrian President Bashar Assad on Tuesday blamed a nearly 10-month uprising in his nation on unspecified "foreign conspiracies" and vowed to strike "with an iron fist" against opponents he labeled terrorists.
By Alexandra Zavis, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times
Tue, 01/10/2012 - 10:13am
In his first national address since June, Syrian President Bashar Assad on Tuesday blamed a nearly 10-month uprising in his nation on unspecified "foreign conspiracies" and vowed to strike "with an iron fist" against opponents he labeled terrorists.