Assad expected to address latest developments today

Sunday, January 6, 2013

BEIRUT -- Syrian President Bashar Assad will deliver a speech in a rare address to the nation, state media said, as rebels fighting to topple his embattled regime pressed ahead with an offensive on the capital.

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