Bashar Assad vows to retake whole of Syria from militants
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad gestures during an exclusive interview with AFP in the capital Damascus.
These are some of the headlines we are tracking for you in this edition of Press TV's Top 5:
The Syrian president vows the army will retake the whole county from militants, saying the offensive in Aleppo is aimed at cutting off the terrorists’ access to Turkey.
Saudi Arabia launches fresh bombings on different areas across Yemen as Ansarullah fighters and allied army units down a Saudi reconnaissance aircraft.
In Bahrain, police clash with anti-regime demonstrators ahead of the 5th anniversary of uprising in the Parisian Gulf country.
China says US plans to deploy an advanced missile system in South Korea would directly affect its security interests in the region and may serve to target Beijing.
And Germany and Poland say they want Britain to stay in the European Union and will do their best to find a compromise with London that respects EU principles.
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