Syria's Assad says he is ready for truce if 'terrorists' do not exploit it

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BEIRUT/MADRID (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Saturday he was ready for a ceasefire, on condition "terrorists" did not use a lull in fighting to their advantage and that countries backing insurgents halted support for them. "We have said that we are ready to stop military operations, but the issue relates to more important factors ... such as preventing terrorists from using it to improve their positions," Assad told Spanish newspaper El Pais in an interview. Damascus refers to all insurgents fighting against the Syrian army and its allies as terrorists.




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