Syria says will not give in 'even if there is WWIII' Syria's deputy foreign minister said Wednesday the regime would not give in to threats of a US-led military strike against the country, even if a third world war erupts. In an exclusive interview with AFPTV, Faisal Muqdad said the government had taken "every measure" to counter a potential intervention aimed at punishing the regime of Bashar al-Assad over a suspected deadly poison gas strike. Exclusive images and soundbites