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President Assad vows to 'live and die' in Syria

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    Syrian leader won't step down

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Syrian president Bashar Al Assad has vowed that he will take his last breath in Syria.

You know as of late rare interview with a Russian television the Syrian leader who is orchestrating -- systematic slaughter of his own men women children.

Claimed he will never leave his country.

This a day after the British prime minister suggested a possible safe exile for Assad as a way to end this civil war.

Which activists say has killed more than 36000.

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Make you feel and that's pretty -- and things didn't.

I will die in series said meanwhile the head of the international committee of the Red Cross says the situation in Syria -- been -- -- downward spiral for months.

And that it simply cannot keep up with the hundreds of thousands of people.

Who were struggling just to survive shot plus four chief correspondent Jonathan Hunt is here we haven't heard from outside and a long time -- -- -- during his fighting at least.

Yeah and he certainly came out fighting in this interview with a Russia today in English language.

Russian TV station not only that absolute refusal to resign in C textile that you just heard.

But also a stop warning to -- west.

Not to try to intervene militarily.

In Syria listened.

I think the the front of the division if -- -- and he's going.

To be more than pujols who -- before -- -- -- in -- and drove both home court.

Hopefully can on them and coveted individual and co existence.

The thing.

It could have filming military and -- who have formed a compete with the Pacific.

And you know and educational put -- -- -- -- Of course US officials to appear to have no appetite whatsoever for any kind of military action.

In Syria on that at least president of -- is correct that was on Russian television and it looks like.

The Russians are frankly still the problem here yet and absolutely had more support for -- -- from Russian officials.

In this case today the foreign minister Sergey Lavrov.

Who said that the west simply -- to accept that a sad is not going to step aside and it date western powers keep insisting that the -- -- as he put it.

A -- -- it will simply it cost more Syrian lives.

Now Russian officials will say that is simply a statement of the reality of the situation on the ground.

Critics will say it's a signal a further signal of support to a sad and -- just encourage him to go on the murdering his own -- Jonathan Hunt with us tonight thing.