Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said a
coalition between Syria, Russia, Iran and Iraq must
succeed "or else the whole region will be
destroyed".
Mr Assad also criticised the US-led coalition and its
air strikes in Syria and Iraq as counter-productive,
saying that terrorism had only spread.
Meanwhile, Russia has carried out more air strikes
in Syria it says targeted so-called Islamic State (IS)
positions.
Syrian activists say the raids appear to have
focused on other rebel groups.
In an interview with Iranian state television,
reported by the Syrian presidency Twitter feed,
President Assad said Syria, Russia, Iran and Iraq
were united in battling terrorism and would achieve
"practical results", unlike the US-led coalition.
Mr Assad's international opponents say a
negotiated solution to Syria's four-year-old civil
war must involve the president stepping down,
although some Western nations now say he could
remain during a transitional period.
But Mr Assad insisted: "Discussion about the
political system or officials in Syria is an internal
Syrian affair."
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