Damascus, SANA – Information Minister Omran al-Zoubi affirmed on Thursday that defeating the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) needs a military operation on the ground in addition to the air strikes, which are not enough alone.<\/p>\n
“Of course, a victory over ISIS is not possible only through airstrikes. A military operation on the ground is needed in addition to the air operation. The Syrian army has experience in this field,” al-Zoubi told the Russian Sputnik news agency.<\/p>\n
The Syrian army, he said, has experience in this field, and is still able to engage in ground battles.<\/p>\n
He added that when the Syrian leadership sees a need to request something in the military field, it will ask its friends, brothers, and allies.<\/p>\n
On the political track seeking to solve the crisis in Syria, al-Zoubi said that for Geneva 3 to succeed, talks should continue at Moscow 3.<\/p>\n
“Syria is, of course, closer to holding Moscow 3 talks\u2026because we have the experience of Moscow 2 negotiations where we were able to move forward on some of the issues on the agenda. These results showed that a dialogue is up and it has a positive effect,” al-Zoubi explained.<\/p>\n
He said the government is willing to hold dialogue with any of the factions of the opposition, except for the armed and terrorist ones, stressing that the so-called “Free Army” has no actual presence on the ground.<\/p>\n
The Minister stressed that President Bashar al-Assad is the guarantor for maintaining the state and for ensuring that a political solution is reached and implemented.<\/p>\n
“We, as Syrians, need him now, because we believe that was it not for President al-Assad and the state and its institutions, on top the military institution, the national necklace would have broken,” he said<\/p>\n
Manar al-Frieh\/Qabas\/H. Said<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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