Turkey warns Russia of consequences for meddling in Syria

Turkey's Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Tuesday warned Russia against possible consequences of its moves in neighboring Syria, suggesting that Moscow might be mired in the country as the Soviet Union did in Afghanistan in 1979, Daily News reported.

"The tyrants who turned Syria, my precious Aleppo and Bayirbucak into a lake of blood will one day definitely pay the price for what they have done," Davutoglu said during a parliamentary group meeting of his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP).

"Nobody should forget how the Soviet forces, which were a mighty, super force during the Cold War and entered into Afghanistan, left Afghanistan in a servile situation. Those who have entered Syria today will also leave Syria in a servile way," he said.

He accused Russia of mercilessly bombing civilian targets, which has nothing to do with terror.

"We have information on the locations of each bomb dropped by Russia, one by one. About 90 percent of more than 6,000 sorties targeted civilians and moderate opposition and only 10 percent against the Islamic State," Davutoglu said.

He called on the international community, the US and the UN to stop the Russian attacks in Syria.

Russian airstrikes have recently forced some 40,000 people to flee their homes in Syria's northern city of Aleppo, Anadolu Agency reported Tuesday.
  Source:Xinhua - globaltimes.cn
10/2/16