Syria warns 'regional war' over attack, McCain backs Obama

September 03, 2013 16:39

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has warned that any military attack against his embattled regime would lead to a regional war, as US President Barack Obama today won backing from two hawkish senators for his bid to get a Congressional nod for a strike against Syria.

"Chaos and extremism will spread" if the US and its Western allies decide to attack Syria, Assad said, adding "everyone will lose control of the situation once the powder keg explodes".

"The risk of a regional war exists," he said in an interview with French newspaper Le Figaro.

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