Russian Official: Assad Gov’t Losing Control In Syria

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Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said Thursday that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is losing control and an “opposition victory can’t be excluded.” 

“We must look at the facts. There is a trend for the government to progressively lose control over an increasing part of the territory,” Bogdanov said.

According to the Associated Press, Bogdanov remarks were made during a hearing at the Kremlin. 

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