Bashar Assad vows to retake whole of Syria from militants

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad gestures during an exclusive interview with AFP in the capital Damascus.

These are some of the headlines we are tracking for you in this edition of Press TV's Top 5:

  • The Syrian president vows the army will retake the whole county from militants, saying the offensive in Aleppo is aimed at cutting off the terrorists’ access to Turkey.
  • Saudi Arabia launches fresh bombings on different areas across Yemen as Ansarullah fighters and allied army units down a Saudi reconnaissance aircraft.
  • In Bahrain, police clash with anti-regime demonstrators ahead of the 5th anniversary of uprising in the Parisian Gulf country.
  • China says US plans to deploy an advanced missile system in South Korea would directly affect its security interests in the region and may serve to target Beijing.
  • And Germany and Poland say they want Britain to stay in the European Union and will do their best to find a compromise with London that respects EU principles.

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