War Of Words Intensify Between Syria And Turkey

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad (R) speaks during an interview with Italian television station RaiNews24 in Damascus in this handout photograph distributed by Syria's national news agency SANA on September 29, 2013. REUTERS/SANA/Handout via Reuters

Assad: Turkey Will Pay for Supporting 'Terrorists' -- Voice of America

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is warning neighboring Turkey will pay a "heavy price" for supporting what he referred to as "terrorists" in his country.

Turkey-Syria ties were once close, but have deteriorated over Ankara's staunch support for rebels fighting to overthrow Assad's government.

In an interview aired Friday on Turkey's Halk TV, Assad accused Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of allowing extremists from over 80 countries to cross the border. He said this resulted in the deaths of "tens of thousands" of Syrians.

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More News On Syrian President Assad Threatening Turkey

Assad says Turkey will pay for backing Syrian rebels -- Reuters
Turkey Aiding Flow of Islamist Fighters Into Syria: Assad -- Bloomberg
Assad Says Turkey Will 'Pay' For Supporting Rebels -- Radio Free Europe
Assad Warns Erdogan over 'Backing Terrorists' -- Novinite

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Turkey's Position On The Impending Western Military Strike On Syria

For Turkey, Planned U.S. Missile Strikes on Syria Not Good Enough -- Piotr Zalewski, Time

For some American allies, such as the UK, whose parliament seemed to reject any armed involvement in Syria on Thursday, punitive airstrikes against the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad might be too much to stomach. For others, it may be too little. As the U.S. readies to proceed with limited missile strikes against Syria in response to a chemical weapons attack that killed over a thousand people last week, Turkey, a key regional ally and Syria’s neighbor, seems to want more than Washington is willing to give.

The Obama administration signaled Friday that any action against Syria would be brief and measured. Turkey, however, having declared it would join any international coalition against Assad, with or without U.N. backing, has made it equally clear it wants a more robust intervention. On Wednesday, according to Turkish media, Ahmet Davutoglu, the country’s Foreign Minister, counseled his US counterpart John Kerry that any action should be forceful enough to bring Assad’s regime to the negotiating table.

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More News On Turkey's Position On What To Do In Syria

Turkish PM says Syria intervention should aim to end Assad rule -- Reuters
Erdogan wants Syria regime change, not limited strikes -- Al Arabiya
Turkey’s Erdogan Urges Action to Oust Syrian Regime -- Wall Street Journal
Turkey says intelligence analysis shows Syrian government behind chemical attack -- Washington Post/AP
Turkey says no doubt Assad's forces behind poison gas attack -- Reuters
Turkey Releases Evidence Linking Syria Regime to Attack -- Wall Street Journal
Turkey Frustrated Over Syria -- Al-Monitor
Turkey Weighs Consequences Of Role in Syria Strike -- Deniz Zeyrek, Al-Monitor

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