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Assad's Resignation Can Hardly Stop Bloodshed in Syria - Russian Minister

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The resignation of Syrian President Bashar Assad could hardly facilitate peace, the Russian defense minister said. 27.04.2016, Sputnik International

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Assad's Resignation Can Hardly Stop Bloodshed in Syria - Russian Minister

08:09 GMT 27.04.2016 (Updated: 08:11 GMT 27.04.2016)

© AFP 2023 / LOUAI BESHARASyrian men walk past a poster bearing a portrait of President Bashar al-Assad in the capital Damascus, on February 27, 2016, as the first major ceasefire of the five-year war takes hold and an international task force prepares to begin monitoring the landmark truce

Syrian men walk past a poster bearing a portrait of President Bashar al-Assad in the capital Damascus, on February 27, 2016, as the first major ceasefire of the five-year war takes hold and an international task force prepares to begin monitoring the landmark truce - Sputnik International

The resignation of Syrian President Bashar Assad could hardly facilitate peace, the Russian defense minister said.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Syrian President Bashar Assad’s resigning would doubtfully lead to the end of bloodshed, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Wednesday.

“We often hear from our Western colleagues that if Bashar Assad leaves, bloodshed in Syria will end…But these ‘good intentions’ are hard to believe,” Shoigu said.

Syria has been mired in civil war since 2011, with forces loyal to the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad fighting against numerous opposition and extremist groups.