Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemned Syria as a “terrorist state” on Wednesday, as recently elected Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi also joined the criticism of Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad.
Speaking in Ankara, Erdogan accused Syria of committing “mass murders” and Assad of being "up to his neck in blood", saying,
Speaking in Ankara, Erdogan accused Syria of committing “mass murders” and Assad of being "up to his neck in blood", saying,
"The regime in Syria has become a terrorist state… Syria is not an ordinary country to us. We do not have the luxury to remain indifferent to what's happening there."His statement comes as Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi warned his Assad to “learn from recent history" stating,
"it's too late to talk about reform, this is the time for change... The Syrian people have made their voice clear... You will not be around for long."Morsi went on to call on Arab nations and the international community to act saying,
"The Syrian blood that is being shed day and night, we are responsible for this… We cannot sleep while Syrian blood is being shed."Meanwhile the newly appointed UN-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi told the UN assembly,
"The death toll is staggering, the destruction is reaching catastrophic proportions and the suffering of the people is immense... The future of Syria will be built by its people and none other... The support of the international community is indispensable and very urgent. It will only be effective if all pull in the same direction."The statements comes as the Syrian rebels released a video showing a shot down Syrian military jet, reportedly brought down by machine gun fire as it took off from a government air base.
