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Syria's president Assad insists no civil war in his country

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    Leland Vittert reports from Jerusalem

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-- area earlier and -- we see some new developments going on there you know about the ongoing crisis Syria's president coming out with some really surprising comments about the rapidly deteriorating situation.

In his country.

This.

You don't have to -- It's both tourism and support coming from a broad support him to -- philosophy of the for the home for.

Cleveland better live from Jerusalem I'm -- with another part of the story -- Jamie despite the president is serious -- it certainly looks like this civil war there on the ground the amateur video we've seen coming out of a country for now more than a year shows the rebels fighting bravely but largely in effectively against the better equipped better armed Syrian army which is stopping at no -- to try and crush the rebels not only kill the rebels but also.

Destroy a number of the towns that they have taken up safe haven in.

All -- to the president's point.

These are not entirely homegrown rebels they are being armed and financed by the saudis that the Tories and also Turkey.

And there are a lot of foreign fighters coming across the border most alarming.

From Libya and -- a rock a number of whom are hard core.

-- is there and the other thing that is happening in this story is the growing humanitarian.

Crisis just today north all right in Turkey some ten.

Thousand Syrians.

Sled just in the past 24 hours trying to leave the fighting going to Turkey where there are now.

Massive refugee camps a total of about a 100000 people now taking refuge in Turkey.

And we are coming up.

Towards the winter in the northern part of Syria where there mountains there did very very track treasured and also had fuel shortages food shortages and of course with a number of the town was destroyed there's nowhere for these people to take shelter from what is going to be increasingly.

Coming a very harsh winter to put in perspective -- Right now we have 36000.

People.

Who have died in this crisis many more than a 100000 refugees in those numbers are -- only continue whether you call it a civil war or an armed insurgency the humanitarian poll he's gonna continue to rise through this bloody winner Jamie back to -- -- right Leland.

Take care.

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