Syrian President Bashar al Assad vowed on Tuesday to fight on in what he called Syria’s war against terrorism, showing no sign of compromise in his first major address since peace talks broke down in April, euronews reported.

Assad said he would win back “every inch” of Syria and said Aleppo would be a graveyard for the hopes and dreams of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

“Our war against terrorism is continuing,” Assad said in a speech to parliament broadcast by state TV. “As we liberated Tadmur (Palmyra) and before it many areas, we will liberate every inch of Syria from their hands. Our only option is victory, otherwise Syria will not continue.”

Assad accused Erdogan of recently sending thousands of militants to Aleppo, a province of northern Syria bordering Turkey where the ancient city of the same name is located.

Talking about peace talks in Geneva, Assad said that the foreign-backed opposition did not respond to the government delegation paper of principles handed to UN envoy Staffan de Mistura, according to Al Manar TV.

"It's clear that the other side was forced to come to dialogue. They have been imposing pre-conditions, supporting terrorism and hindering ceasefire efforts," Assad said.

Assad warned against hitting constitution in favor of another sectarian one, noting that states which support terrorism have been plotting to do so.

"The plot was to give terrorism the image of foreign-backed moderation," Assad said, adding: "terrorism sponsors use sectarian terms in dealing with the Syrian crisis." 

Source ; MENA