Assad: "We're heading forward"

"...Mr Assad said the Syrian government was "fighting a battle both regionally and internationally"."It definitely needs time to bring it to a decisive end. But I can sum it up in one sentence: we're heading forward," he told al-Dunya. "The situation on the ground is better now, but the conclusion is not there yet. That needs some time."
The security forces were "doing a heroic job in every sense", he added. ..."