Syrian defense minister: Rebellion will be crushed
By BASSEM MROUE and SUZAN FRASERBy BASSEM MROUE and SUZAN FRASER, Associated Press?
?Syrians carry a rebel injured during fighting with the Syrian army in the Syrian town of Tel Abyad, to the Turkish city of Akcakale on the Turkey-Syria border Friday, Oct. 5, 2012. Turkey's state-run news agency says Turkish troops have returned fire after a mortar shell from Syria again landed on its territory. Turkish artillery has fired at Syrian targets for two straight days after shelling from Syria killed five civilians in Turkey. (AP Photo)
Syrians carry a rebel injured during fighting with the Syrian army in the Syrian town of Tel Abyad, to the Turkish city of Akcakale on the Turkey-Syria border Friday, Oct. 5, 2012. Turkey's state-run news agency says Turkish troops have returned fire after a mortar shell from Syria again landed on its territory. Turkish artillery has fired at Syrian targets for two straight days after shelling from Syria killed five civilians in Turkey. (AP Photo)
Syrians carry a rebel to the Turkish city of Akcakale on the Turkey-Syria border after he was injured during fighting with the Syrian army in the Syrian town of Tel Abyad, background behind border gate, Friday, Oct. 5, 2012. Turkey's state-run news agency says Turkish troops have returned fire after a mortar shell from Syria again landed on its territory. (AP Photo)
A Syrian rebel sits with his weapon on his knee in the rebel-held town of Tel Abyad, Syria , Friday, Oct. 5, 2012 which lies close to the Turkish Syrian border. Turkey's state-run news agency says Turkish troops have returned fire after a mortar shell from Syria again landed on its territory. Turkish artillery has fired at Syrian targets for two straight days after shelling from Syria killed five civilians in Turkey. Turkey's parliament on Thursday also voted to allow cross border military operations in Syria. (AP Photo)
Syrian rebels stand in position near to road blocks and obstacles along a main though fare in Tel Abyad, Syria, Friday, Oct. 5, 2012. On Friday, a Syrian mortar round hit inside Turkey, causing no injuries, and Turkish troops returned fire, the state-run news agency Anadolu said late Friday, and Turkey deployed more troops near to the border with Syria. (AP Photo)
A Syrian rebel signals to the camera, in Tel Abyad, Syria, Friday, Oct. 5, 2012. On Friday, a Syrian mortar round hit inside Turkey, causing no injuries, and Turkish troops returned fire, the state-run news agency Anadolu said late Friday, and Turkey deployed more troops near to the border with Syria. (AP Photo)
BEIRUT (AP) ? Syria's defense minister says the rebellion against President Bashar Assad's regime will be crushed.
Gen. Fahd Jassem al-Freij told state-run Syrian TV on Saturday that violence in the country will end soon, as troops are determined to bring back stability.
Al-Freij rarely makes public statements. His remarks came as Syrian troops launched a major offensive to retake rebel-held areas in the northern city of Aleppo and the central city of Homs.
In comments marking the anniversary of the 1973 Arab-Israeli war, al-Freij said the government is ready to give amnesty to rebels who "repent."
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