Syria’s foreign minister told the United Nations today that a military victory in the six-year war was ‘now within reach’ following a series of battleground gains by government forces.
“The liberation of Aleppo and Palmyra, the lifting of the seige of Deir Ezzor and the eradication of terrorism from many parts of Syria prove that victory is now within reach,” Walid al-Muallem told the General Assembly.
The Foreign Minister, who also holds the rank of deputy prime minister in Bashar al-Assad’s Government, said Syrian Government forces will be remembered as heroes for their role in the war.