Assad rejects safe zones in syria yahoo news interview

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Assad Rejects Safe Zones in Syria, Says They Would Be "Occupation"

In an interview with Yahoo News, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad rejected the idea of establishing safe zones in Syria, saying they would be a form of "occupation" and would not be accepted by the Syrian government.

Assad's comments come as the United States and other Western powers have been pushing for the creation of safe zones in Syria to protect civilians from the ongoing conflict and potential attacks by extremist groups.

However, Assad said that the idea of safe zones is "not acceptable" and would be seen as a form of "occupation" by the Syrian government. He also accused the West of trying to divide Syria and impose its own agenda on the country.

"We will not accept any foreign intervention, any foreign occupation, any foreign control over our country," Assad said in the interview. "We will not accept any safe zones, any no-fly zones, any buffer zones. We will not accept any of these things."

Assad's comments are likely to be seen as a major obstacle to any efforts to establish safe zones in Syria, which have been backed by the United States and other Western powers. The conflict in Syria has been ongoing for nearly a decade, and has resulted in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people and the displacement of millions more.

It's worth noting that the idea of safe zones in Syria has been met with skepticism by some experts, who argue that they could be used as a pretext for further military intervention and could potentially lead to more violence and instability in the region.