Turkey says military operations in Syria not to topple Assad

The goal of the possible military intervention in Syria is not to overthrow Bashar Assad regime but to weaken his military power. This was discussed by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and several ministers during the meeting dedicated to the situation in Syria, Zaman newspaper reported on Friday.

According to the newspaper, the Foreign Minister, Interior Minister, Defence Minister and other ministers of Erdogan government participated at the meeting.

During the emergency meeting, it was agreed that Turkey will not directly participate in military air operations against Syria and only assist other countries to put air attacks.

In addition, Erdogan ordered to strengthen the security measures in the inces bordering with Syria and dispatch additional military technique and human resources to these territories.

Some Western countries, as well as Turkey supported intervention to Syria, after another escalation of situation in the country. On August 21 Media outlets informed about the large-scale use of chemical weapons near Damascus by the Syrian Government Troops.

According to the preliminary data, over 600 people became the victims of the attack.

National Coalition of Syrian Opposition claims that the number of victims could reach 1,300 people. After the incident the parties of the conflict repeatedly declared about their innocence, and accused the opponents.

Earlier the US president declared that the use of chemical weapon will be a "red line" for Bashar Assad regime. Media outlets reported about the preparation of Navy and Air Force of Western countries to begin the intervention.


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