Assad to address Syrians on crisis
‘Unrest orchestrated from outside the country’:
Syria: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad reportedly plans to deliver a
televised speech in the upcoming days to address the ongoing crisis in
the country.
Informed sources say Assad plans to address the nation in the next
two days about the months-long unrest in Syria that is feared to
seriously harm the national unity in the country, a Press TV
correspondent reported on Thursday.
The Syrian head of state is expected to elaborate on the leadership’s
proposed measures to curb the tension.The speech will come as the Syrian
Army pulls its units out of Deir Ezzor after clearing the eastern city
of armed gangs. Syria has been experiencing unrest since mid-March with
organized attacks by well-armed gangs against Syrian police forces and
border guards being reported across the country.
Hundreds of people, including members of the security forces, have
been killed in the tension. Damascus says that the unrest is being
orchestrated from outside the country and that the security forces have
been given clear instructions not to harm civilians. Press TV |