Assad: I need more time to win civil war
Syria's president Bashar Assad has said he needs more time to win the country's civil war.
The remark, in a TV interview, is a sign Assad's regime may be preparing for a drawn out struggle against rebels on a multitude of fronts, including Damascus, the capital and Assad's seat of power, Aleppo, the nation's largest city, and a string of other cities and towns.
