US, UK back down from immediate Syria strike, President Assad vows 'victory'
The US and UK on Thursday appeared to have backed down from
an immediate punitive military strike against Syria, even as embattled
President Bashar al-Assad vowed that his
country would emerge "victorious" in any confrontation with America
and its allies. President Barack Obama has said he had not yet decided whether
to attack Syria in response to alleged use of
chemical weapons by the Assad regime, but a strike
still appeared likely as the US stopped seeking a UN mandate. British Prime
Minister David Cameron backed down and agreed to delay a military attack on
Syria following a growing revolt over the UK's rushed response to the crisis.
UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Thursday pleaded for more time for
diplomacy and to allow UN investigators to complete their probe on suspected
chemical weapons attacks. Russia and Iran, key allies of Syria, again
reiterated their warning against any western intervention in the civil war.
They said that such a strike could set off a wider regional conflict.
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