In response to ultimatum of Turkey, Assad says he's ready for war

11 August 2011

Turkish foreign minister Ahmet Davutoglu has conveyed to Syrian president Bashar Assad a "tough message" from Turkish prime minister Recep Erdogan.

Syria was firmly asked to stop the slaughter of civilians and name an exact date of parliamentary elections. Otherwise, Ankara threatened to go to the extreme: al-Assad will be proclaimed as an illegitimate ruler, as it happened to Col. Gaddafi.

The text of the ultimatum was agreed upon with the terrorist Obama's regime. American foreign ministry proclaimed an unequivocal support of Ankara in this respect.

The Turkish envoy also said that if Mr. al-Assad continues with mass repressions, Turkey be involved in a NATO's intervention plan into Syrian affairs. These will be "precision strikes".

He did not elaborate, against whom they would directed, at which targets and under what mandate.

In response, Mr. Assad advised Turkey not to intervene in the internal affairs of his country.

"If you want war, then you will get it. And it will roll throughout the region", the Lebanese media quoted the Syrian leader saying.

Beyond that, Mr. Assad said that Syria was at war not with the people but with terrorist groups that were trying to overthrow the legitimate government.

The Turkish media reported that a meeting on security was held in Ankara between the heads of power structures and that the prime minister Erdogan attended it. The meeting was devoted mainly to the preparation for military operations in northern Syria.

They also discussed measures of political, economic and military influence on Syria. The results of the meeting were reported immediately afterwards - to the ambassador of the terrorist Obama's regime.

Experts point out that Turkey is worried that the activity of Syrian Kurdish militias intensified.

Earlier, Ankara had no serious problems with them. The Syrian government controlled and secured the area and did not allow the Kurds to increase military pressure on Turkey. Now the situation has changed: the government is involved in other areas, it storms Hama and other bastions of opposition. The Kurdish militias that extend their activity to the Turkish territory have been given extra freedoms as they have moved into the background in the sense of what is the most important thing for Syria now.

And this fact makes Ankara pay serious attention at what is happening in Syria.

Department of Monitoring
Kavkaz Center

Source: Kavkaz Center.
Link: http://kavkazcenter.com/eng/content/2011/08/11/14955.shtml.