The Syrian dictator said the situation between global powers in his country had already gone beyond a cold war

SYRIAN President Bashar al-Assad has warned there is a genuine threat of the conflict in his country spiralling into World War III.

The dictator made the claims - which play to his agenda - in a recent interview in which he said tensions between the US and Russia had already gone beyond a cold war.

Bashar al-Assad warned the conflict in Syria could spiral into World War III

Assad told Greek newspaper Kathimerini: “It’s definitely not a cold war – it’s something more than a cold war, less than a full-blown war.

“And I hope we don’t see any direct conflict between these superpowers, because that is where things are going to get out of control for the rest of the world.”

Assad hopes to dissuade foreign intervention on the side of his enemies in order to cling on to power in the war-torn nation.

But it is true that Syria has in recent years become a flashpoint for tensions between global superpowers and regional powers all wrestling for influence.

There are fears the brutal Syria conflict could drag in other powerful nations
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