Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview with French media to be aired that his forces are on the road to victory after recapturing the key city of Aleppo last month.<br/><br/>He said this to France's RTL television. Mr Asad said it is a critical moment in this war because his forces are on the path to victory.<br/><br/>It was his first interview with French media since the December 22 recapture of the rebel-held east of the city, which had been under siege for months.<br/><br/>The loss of east Aleppo was the biggest blow to Syria's rebel movement in the nearly six-year conflict, which has killed more than 310,000 people.<br/>