A still image taken from video shows Syria's President Bashar al-Assad's hand on the Koran as he is sworn in for a new seven-year term at the presidential palace in Damascus July 16, 2014. REUTERS/Syria TV via Reuters TV
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Bashar al-Assad was sworn in on Wednesday as Syria's president for a new term, after an election his opponents dismiss as a sham but his supporters say proves that a rebellion to unseat him has failed after three years of war.
After taking the oath of office before a Koran and a copy of the constitution, the president of 14 years delivered a defiant speech, vowing to recover all Syria from Islamist insurgents.
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