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Erdogan: Syrian troops barbaric
In an escalation of rhetoric towards Syrian President Bashar Assad yet unseen from Ankara, Turkish Prime Minsiter Recep Tayyip Erdogan called the Syrian crackdown on protesters "inhumane," and described it as barbaric, Turkish newspaper Today's Zaman reported on Friday.As some 2,500 refugees have fled to Turkey in recent days from Syria's northern region where troops and tanks are amassing ahead of an expected offensive, blasted the tactics employed by Syria's elite army units, led by President Assad's brother, Maher. "Sadly, they don't behave like humans," Erdogan said of the Syrian army's 4th Division, commanded by Maher Assad Erdogan would know: he's been studying humans---from the outside, all his life. Posted by: gr(o)mgoru 2011-06-10 |
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