President Bashar al-Assad

A Syrian official source on Tuesday denied reports of some news agencies as quoting the Italian "La Republica" Newspaper as saying that President Bashar al-Assad expected an American attack on Syria after the end of war in Iraq.

The source stressed that this information has never been spoken during President Assad’s interview with the Italian newspaper.

Mazen / S.Younes Official Source / Statement Damascus, March 1 (SANA)

SOURCE: Syrian Arab News Agency, SANA address : Damascus-Baramka, nearby Damascus University, P.O. Box : 2661Telephones : 2228239/2231736/2224020/2226429/2129702, Fax : 2224572/2220365/2224292/2224557/2211254/2225774, Telex : 411004/411457/411458. E-Mail : sana@net.sy