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Victory near, Turkey's PM tells refugees
Now that Erdogen has the refugees, what is he going to do with them? Assad is going nowhere and I'm sure he won't let the refugees back. In fact his strategy seem to be to send much more to Erdogens welcoming arms.Treated to a hero's welcome, Turkey's prime minister has met Syrian refugees for the first time since his country opened its doors to tens of thousands of Syrians fleeing their government's crackdown on a popular uprising. Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed on Sunday to defend the rights of the Syrian people, saying they were close to achieving success. He was greeted by joyous Syrians at the largest refugee camp near the border. Erdogan has urged Syrian President Bashar Assad to quit and has encouraged the Syrian opposition to unify and present a credible political alternative. His visit to the border region comes before a parliamentary election in neighbouring Syria, where the government's heavy-handed reaction to civilian protests more than a year ago is threatening to spawn a full-scale militarised conflict. Advertisement: Story continues below "Bashar is losing blood day by day," Erdogan said in an address to thousands of joyous Syrians at the camp near the town of Kilis. "Sooner or later, those who have oppressed our Syrian brothers will be accounted for before their nation. Your victory is close." Posted by: tipper 2012-05-06 |
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