Turkey to keep supporting armed groups fighting Assad regime in Syria – PM Davutoglu

‘Some unexpected statements emerged in Al-Jazeera’s interview with Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, who acknowledged that Ankara was supporting armed groups in Syria, while ruling out a Turkish invasion and accusing Russia of ethnic cleansing.

Davutoglu praised the militants currently in control of the strategic city of Aleppo, which are engaged in a civil war against Damascus, for repelling attacks from various forces.

“How would they be able to defend themselves if there was no Turkish support of the Syrian people? … If there’s today a real moderate Syrian opposition, it’s because of the Turkish support. If today the [Assad] regime isn’t able to control all the territories [it’s] because of Turkish and some other countries’ support,” he told Al-Jazeera earlier this week.’

Read more: Turkey to keep supporting armed groups fighting Assad regime in Syria – PM Davutoglu

The post Turkey to keep supporting armed groups fighting Assad regime in Syria – PM Davutoglu appeared first on David Icke.