Assad warns action against Syria will backfire

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Sunday unrest sweeping the country had become more militant but he was confident it could be controlled and warned that any military action against his nation would backfire.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://mf.feeds.reuters.com/c/871/f/415342/s/178b0f5a/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Assad+warns+action+against+Syria+will+backfire&link=http%3A%2F%2Fuk.reuters.com%2Farticle%2F2011%2F08%2F21%2Fuk-syria-idUKTRE76S3YW20110821%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DtopNews" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Assad+warns+action+against+Syria+will+backfire&link=http%3A%2F%2Fuk.reuters.com%2Farticle%2F2011%2F08%2F21%2Fuk-syria-idUKTRE76S3YW20110821%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DtopNews" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/110620825402/u/0/f/415342/c/871/s/178b0f5a/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/110620825402/u/0/f/415342/c/871/s/178b0f5a/a2.img" border="0"/></a> [More]

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