DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The Syrian president vowed on Friday to rid the country of Muslim extremists whom he blamed for a suicide blast the previous evening that killed dozens of people, including a top Sunni preacher who was a staunch supporter of Bashar Assad.And in a warning to rebels battling to topple his regime, the Syrian leader pledged that his troops will “wipe out” and clean the country of the “forces of darkness.”
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