Defiant AssadTo view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 videoSandtner, Elke05/19/2013May 19, 2013Bashar al Assad has denied his government used chemical weapons against the civilians and questioned the legitimacy of rebel forces, raising doubts a proposed US-Russian peace initiative could end Syria's civil war.https://p.dw.com/p/18ah6Advertisement