Monday, November 21, 2011

Turkey Warns Syria's Bashar al-Assad His Days Are Numbered

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkish Prime Minister, has warned President Bashar al-Assad that his days as Syrian leader were numbered and he cannot remain in power indefinitely through military force.

"You can remain in power with tanks and cannons only up to a certain point. The day will come when you'll also leave," Mr Erdogan told a meeting in Istanbul.

Meanwhile reports said two buses carrying Turkish pilgrims came under attack near the Syrian city of Homs as at least four more people were killed on Monday in a regime crackdown in the same flashpoint region.

Russia for its part accused the West of provocative behaviour in the Syrian crisis, saying Western countries were telling the opposition to forget dialogue with the embattled president. » | Monday, November 21, 2011