Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneckal-Assad
Leveler of Latakia...
said Sunday the three-year war tearing the country apart is turning in the government's favour, state television
... and if you can't believe state television who can you believe?
reported.
"This is a turning point in the crisis, both militarily in terms of the army's achievements in the war against terror, and socially in terms of national reconciliation processes and growing awareness of the truth behind the (attacks) targeting the country," the television quoted Assad as saying.