Syria's President Bashar al Assad has said the civil war that has torn the country apart and cost 150,000 lives is turning in his favour.
The Syrian army has made a series of gains in recent months against opposition strongholds near the Lebanese border and in the central province of Homs and has retaken the Christian town of Maalula, according to reports.
On Sunday, warplanes launched fresh strikes on rebel positions on the edge of Damsacus - some using destructive barrel bombs, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
According to the SANA state news agency, Mr Assad said: "This is a turning point in the crisis, both militarily in terms of the army's achievements in the war against terror, and socially in terms of national reconciliation processes and growing awareness of the truth behind the (attacks) targeting the country.
"The state is trying to restore security and stability in the main areas that the terrorists have struck," he said, adding "we will go after their positions and sleeper cells later".
Strikes on rebel-held areas near Damascus used barrel bombs, it is claimed The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights claimed 13 people, including three children and three women, were killed in the latest strikes on Douma, northeast of Damascus.
The raids came as fighting raged on the edges of Daraya between rebels and the army, which for more than a year has battled to secure the capital.
There is still no political solution in sight for the war, which has caused massive destruction and forced nearly half the Syrian population to flee their homes.
Since the start of a revolt against President Assad in 2011, Damascus has blamed all violence in the country on a foreign-backed "terrorist" plot, denying the existence of any grassroots movement for political change.
Mr Assad said the country "is not only being targeted because of its geo-political significance ... but because of its historic role in the region and its big influence on the Arab street."
A woman and her daughter in a field hospital after the air strikes Syria, he said, "is subject to a bid to take control of its independent decision-making, and an attempt to change its policy from one that suits the Syrian people's interests, rather than the interests of the United States and the West's interests in the region".
Mr Assad reiterated his belief Israel "has played a key role in supporting the terrorist groups".
He spoke ahead of the confirmation China will this week host a delegation led by Syrian opposition leader Ahmad Jarba - Beijing's latest attempt at mediation in the crisis.
Lebanon's Hizbollah, a strategic ally of Mr Assad's government, which has sent thousands of fighters into Syria, has played a key role in helping turn the tide in his favour.
A series of truces have also been agreed, mainly in southern Damascus and the outskirts of the capital.
The agreements stipulate rebels should hand over their heavy weapons in exchange for aid deliveries, but opposition activists in some areas where truces have been reached have accused the regime of violating the deals.
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