Defiant Assad blames Syria conflict on "outside" forces

Syria's president Bashar al-Assad has given his first public speech in seven months - rejecting the idea of talks with what he described as the "puppet" opposition.

Speaking to a raptuous crowd in Damascus, Assad, who has not been seen in public since November, blamed the conflict on outside forces using a "handful of Syrians and many foreigners."

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