As Bashar Al-Assad's regime in Syria is toppled by fighters led by Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS), MEMRI is releasing clips of Al-Assad's statements going back to 2005. The MEMRI TV archive is the largest collection of translations of clips from the Middle East from the past 25 years.
Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad: There Is No Evidence Six Million Jews Were Killed In The Holocaust; U.S. Financially Helped The Rise Of Nazism Between The Two World Wars – December 2023
Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad said that the Jews "who came to Palestine," are pagan converts from Khazars, and not the People of Israel, in a December 18, 2023 speech posted on Syrian Arab news Agency on YouTube. He said that there is no evidence that six million Jews died in the Holocaust and that the Nazis did not employ a special method of torture or killing for the Jews, who were killed just like other victims of World War II. Al-Assad continued to say that the Holocaust was "politicized" and used as a false pretext to transfer the Jews from Europe to Palestine. He also claimed that America was the one who supported the rise of the Nazi in Germany between the world wars.
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Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad: There Is No Evidence Six Million Jews Were Killed In The Holocaust; U.S. Financially Helped The Rise Of Nazism Between The Two World Wars – August 2023
Syrian president Bashar Al-Assad discussed many issues in an interview with Sky News Arabia (UAE) that aired on August 9, 2023. He said that he cannot possibly agree to Turkish President Erdoğan's preconditions for a meeting between the two leaders, because Syria seeks a Turkish withdrawal from its territory while Erdoğan seeks to "legalize" Turkey's occupation in Syria under the pretext of fighting terrorism. Al-Assad continued to say that Jabhat Al-Nusra or Ahrar Al-Sham were actually created in Turkey and continue to be bankrolled by Turkey.
Regarding talks with the United States, he said that there have been "sporadic" discussions between the two countries, but he does not "entertain any hopes" that there will be "any outcome" to negotiations with the Americans "in the near future."
Al-Assad said that the Hamas leaders took a "treacherous stance" against Syria and that it is too early to talk about restoring relations with them.
When asked by Sky News Arabia, whether like he became president following the death of his father, President Hafez Al-Assad, his son Hafez, intends to "play a political role in the future of Syria," Bashar Al-Assad responded that his late father played no role in his becoming president. He added that his father had not discussed a future succession even during his final days of illness and he too does not intend to discuss such details with his son. However, Al-Assad added, that it is up to his personal wishes and the country's acceptance of "any person," who wants to join public service.
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Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad In Russian Outlet Interview: We Welcome More Russian Military Bases In Syria, As Well As The Deployment Of Zircon Hypersonic Missiles And Other Advanced Weapon Systems – March 2023
On March 16, 2023, the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) published an interview given by Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad to the Sputnik News Agency (Russia). President Al-Assad said that the BRICS countries have begun distancing themselves from the U.S. and the Western "bloc" and that when an alternative to the U.S. dollar becomes available, the U.S. will no longer be able to control other countries' economies. He also said that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, his "army of Nazis," and the Islamist terrorists in the region are fighting "on behalf" of the West, and he claimed that the U.S. bases in Syria house terrorists which are deployed against Syrian regime forces. In addition, he said that Russia would be better able to "defend" itself if it expanded its military presence in Syria, and he explained that Russian bases in Syria should house advanced weapons, such as hypersonic missiles, in order to create deterrence and establish a global balance of power.
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Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad: The 'Zionist Jew' Zelensky Supports Nazi Collaborators – This Proves That The West Has No Real Values, Only Cares About World Domination, Money – March 2022
Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad said in a March 17, 2022 address in honor of Syrian Teachers' Day that aired on Al-Ikhbariya TV (Syria) that the West does not have any principles and that it only cares about world domination and material interests. Explaining that the West's only enemies are those who stand in the way of its interests and that the West and Zionism are not fundamentally opposed to Nazism, Al-Assad gave the example of how Ukrainian President Zelensky is a "Zionist Jew," yet supports Ukrainian Nazi groups. Al-Assad said that this is ironic considering that "Zionist Israel" claims to cry over the victims of the Holocaust.
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Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad Denies Use of Chemical Weapons, Adds: The Terrorist Organizations Are Proxies of the U.S.; Al-Baghdadi Was Trained and Supervised by U.S. Government – November 2019
Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad said in an interview on Russia Today that was published on November 10, 2019 that the Syrian Army did not use chemical weapons before handing its stockpile over to the international community and that the accusations and purported evidence of rebel groups using chemical weapons that were given to them by the regime are faked. He said that many members of the White Helmets are terrorists, that the White Helmets are a PR stunt, and that they are an offshoot of the Al-Nusra Front. President Al-Assad also said that Western accusations that Syria attacks humanitarian targets and kills its own people are false and misleading narratives. In addition, he said that the United States uses terrorist groups such as ISIS and Al-Qaeda as proxies in order to maintain its hegemony in the region and that Israel is also working with terrorist organizations against the Syrian government. He added that ISIS leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, who was recently killed by American forces, had been trained, supervised, and handled by the United States government and that his death is an attempt by America to whitewash its involvement with terrorist organizations. Al-Assad also said that the Qatari government had paid demonstrators in Syria during the Arab Spring.
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Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad was interviewed on Syria TV on October 31, 2019. He said that the extremist Wahhabi doctrine represented by Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi and ISIS will continue to exist even after ISIS is gone and that Al-Baghdadi had been released from American prisons in Syria in order to lead ISIS. Questioning whether Al-Baghdadi was really killed by the Americans, President Al-Assad suggested that he may have already been dead or that he may have been kidnapped, hidden, or had his appearance surgically altered. He said that the American operation to kill Al-Baghdadi was a trick and that American politics rely on imagination and resemble Hollywood.
Later in the interview, President Al-Assad said that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is Syria’s enemy and that U.S President Donald Trump is the best president America has ever had because he is transparent about American policy and America’s interest in Middle Eastern oil. In addition, President Al-Assad said that even though Turkey is occupying parts of Syria, negotiating with it would not suggest that Syria could also negotiate with Israel, because Syria does not recognize Israel as a state or the Israelis as a people the way it does Turkey and the Turks. He also said that Syria wants to gradually regain sovereignty in Kurdistan. Furthermore, President Al-Assad said that Israel’s influence is ever present in Syria, that Israel’s involvement in the Syrian civil war is a given even though it is not openly apparent, and that everything that has taken place in Syria has served the interests of Israel through proxies, agents, flunkies, or the United States. The English-subtitled version of the interview was uploaded to the Syrian Presidency’s YouTube channel.
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Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad said during a visit to Syrian soldiers in Idlib Province that the current period of time is a “play” that is written, directed, produced, and managed by the Americans. He said that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who he said “stars in inferior forms of art,” is the main hero in the American’s “play.” President Al-Assad said that Erdogan invaded northern Syria because the Americans told him to, and he accused Erdogan of stealing Syrian factories, wheat, oil, and land and of being a slave of the Americans. He also criticized the Kurds for putting their trust in the U.S. and other foreign powers instead of in the Syrian regime. The soldiers chanted: “With our souls and our blood we will redeem you, oh Bashar!” The video was uploaded to the Syrian Presidency’s YouTube channel on October 22, 2019.
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Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad In Reference To Turkey: Whoever Interferes Is Our Enemy; Kurds Can't Trust America, Only Syrian Army Can Protect Them – February 2019
Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad said in a February 17, 2019 speech that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is a "small-time employee of the Americans." He added that every inch of Syria will be liberated and that whoever tries to interfere will be treated as an enemy. In addition, Al-Assad called on the Kurds to not trust America to protect them. The speech was uploaded to Syrian Presidency's YouTube channel.
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Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad: If We Decide There Is A Need For Iranian Military Bases In Syria, We Will Not Hesitate – June 2018
Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad said that the term "advisors" is used in a broad and multi-faceted sense and that "when this military formation goes into battle, the advisor transforms into a fighter." He said that "there are definitely Iranian advisors in Syria, and there are also groups of Iranian volunteers who have come to fight in Syria, and they are under the command of Iranian officers." Al-Assad further said that just as it was necessary to have Russian air bases in Syria, "if we find, through our dialogue with the Iranians, that there is a need for Iranian military bases, we will not hesitate." His statements were made on the Iranian Al-Alam TV channel on June 13 and were published online by the Syrian President office and various Syrian media outlets.
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Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad Visiting Soldiers In East Ghouta: Every Terrorist You Kill Changes The World Order – March 2018
On March 18, Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad visited soldiers in the city of East Ghouta, which has suffered massive aerial bombardments in recent weeks. In the first part of the video, which was published by the Syrian News Agency, the Syrian president is seen personally driving his car on his way to East Ghouta, all the while talking to the camera about the war and about his concern for the citizens emerging from it. Upon his arrival at East Ghouta, he was received with shouts of "with our souls and our blood we will redeem you, oh Bashar." The Syrian president said to the soldiers: "Today, you are fighting the battle of the whole world. Every bullet that you fire, in order to kill a terrorist, changes the world order."
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Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad: We Are On The Right Track; Happy That The West Is 'Sad And Vanquished' In Darayya –September 2016
Speaking in the Damascus suburb of Darayya, where Syrian government forces recently regained control, President Bashar Al-Assad said: "We are happy, first and foremost, because Darayya is back in the arms of the homeland, but also because you [the West] are sad and vanquished." He continued: "When you conspire against Syria every hour of every day, and then you reach the point of defeat, this means that things are on the right track." Footage from his visit to Darayya was posted on the Syrian Presidency's YouTube channel on September 12.
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Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad: Nuclear Deal Is A Victory For Iran – May 2015
In a public address on July 26, 2015, broadcast on the official Syrian TV, President Bashar Al-Assad said that Iran "has achieved a great victory" with the nuclear deal, due to its "steadfastness, determination, and strong will."
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Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad To US President Obama: Your Words Are Worthless – August 2011
Following are excerpts from an interview with Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, which aired on Syria TV on August 21, 211.
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Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad: I Did Not 'Promise' To Conduct Reforms – October 2010
Following are excerpts from an interview with Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, which aired on TRT Arabic TV on October 7, 2010.
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Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad: The State Of 'Neither War Nor Peace' Is Temporary – March 2010
Following are excerpts from an interview with Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, which aired on Al-Manar TV on March 24, 2010.
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Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad: Arab Peace Initiative Is As Good As Dead; Israel Is More Dangerous Version Of Nazism –January 2009
Following are excerpts from a public address delivered by Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, which aired on Al-Jazeera TV on January 16, 2009.
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Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad Decorates Released Terrorist Samir Al-Kuntar - November 2008
Following is an excerpt from a TV report on Syrian President Bashar Al-Assas honoring released terrorist Samir Al-Kuntar, which aired on Syrian TV on November 24, 2008.
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Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad: Sarkozy Had To Mention Human Rights In Syria For Internal French Reasons; Only When An Agreement With Israel Is Signed Will We Consider A Meeting With Israeli Leaders – July 2008
Following are excerpts from interviews with Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad which aired on Al-Jazeera TV on July 13, 2008 and on Dubai TV on July 15, 2008.
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Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad: Deploying UNIFIL Along Lebanese-Syrian Border Will Lead To Hostility Between The Two Countries. Syrian People Will Decide About Armed Struggle In The Golan – August 2006
Following are excerpts from an interview with Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, which aired on Dubai TV on August 23, 2006.
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Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad: Adopting Peace As A Strategic Option Does Not Mean Giving Up Other Options – August 2006
Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, aired on Syrian TV on August 15, 2006.
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Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad: The U.S. Administration Pressures Israelis Who Want To Promote Peace – March 2006
Following are excerpts from a speech by Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, which aired on Syrian TV on March 5, 2006.
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Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad: The World Has A Problem With Pan-Arabism And Islam; Israel Assassinated Yasser Arafat – January 2006
Following are excerpts from a speech given by Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, which aired on Syrian TV on January 21, 2006.
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Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad: If Sanctions Are Imposed On Syria, The Entire World Will Pay The Price – December 2005
Following are excerpts from an interview with Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad. The interview was given to the Russian TV and was aired by Syrian TV on TV on December 11, 2005
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Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad: Why Investigate Al-Hariri's Assassination And Not Arafat's Assassination? Arafat Was More Important – December 2005
Following are excerpts from an interview with Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, which aired on Syrian TV on December 5, 2005. The interview was given to Channel 3 of the French TV.
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Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad: Some Lebanese Are Blood Merchants Who Have Turned The Blood Of Al-Hariri Into A Stock Exchange That Yields Money And Positions – November 2005
Following are excerpts from a speech by Syrian president Bashar Al-Assad which aired on Al-Jazeera TV on November 10, 2005.
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