Syria's Assad vows to fight ``terrorists'' with ``iron fist''
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday vowed to fight ``terrorists'' in his country with ``iron fist,'' saying that the ``terrorists'' are working to pave the way for foreign interventions.
Syria is not in civil war but is fighting 'terrorists', the foreign ministry said on Wednesday, expressing 'surprise' at statements made the day before by United Nations peacekeeping chief Herve Ladsous.