Turkish foreign minister: ‘Al-Qaeda receives support from Assad regime’

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu:

“Both Al-Qaeda and the Assad regime are not only benefiting from each other but also supporting each other… Both sides are likely to be in touch behind the scenes… Al-Qaeda had received support from the Assad regime in the past.”

 

Davutoglu added that the Assad regime was

the source of all evils in Syria. If the Assad regime did not put up such intense pressure during the past two years, no groups like the Islamic State in Iraq and Levant (ISIL) could have emerged.”

Source: Anadolu Agency, 10 January 2014
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/news/272948–al-qaeda-syrian-regime-colluding-turkish-fm-says

 

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