Turkey Offers Joint Action Against ‘Terrorists’ in Syria’s Idlib
- Ankara is ready to work with nations to stop the bloodshed
- Wants to prevent a further surge of refugees over its border
Destruction caused by reported govenrment forces' bombings in the town of Al Habit on the southern edges of the rebel-held Idlib province on Sept. 10.
Photographer: Omar Haj Kadour/AFP/Getty Images
Turkey is ready to cooperate with Russia and Iran as well as the U.S. to confront Islamist militants in Syria’s Idlib, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday, as he sought to prevent a major offensive against the country’s last rebel stronghold.
“If the concern is the presence of terrorist groups, let’s work together to eliminate them. Why do we have to kill so many civilians?” Cavusoglu said at a press conference with his Romanian and Polish counterparts in Bucharest. Turkey is prepared to join “with all partners and actors in Syria,” he said.