Reuters: Russia and Turkey trade accusations over Syria
Russia said on Thursday it suspected Turkey was preparing a military incursion into Syria, as a Syrian army source said Aleppo would soon be encircled by government forces with Russian air support.
Turkey in turn accused Moscow of trying to divert attention from its own "crimes" in Syria, and said Aleppo was threatened with a "siege of starvation". It said Turkey had the right to take any measures to protect its security.
In another sign of the spreading international ramifications of the five-year-old Syrian war, Saudi Arabia said it was ready to participate in ground operations against Islamic State in Syria if the U.S.-led alliance decided to launch them.
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More News On The Simmering Tensions Between Russia And Turkey
Russia, Turkey Trade Allegations as More Syrians Flee Fighting -- WSJ
Russia and Turkey trade barbs over Syria -- News.com.au
Russia, Turkey trade accusations over Syria -- Today's Zaman
Russia accuses Turkey of preparing to invade Syria -- The Hill
Russia Says Turkey May Be Planning Syria `Invasion' -- Bloomberg
Turkey trying to conceal illegal military activity on Syrian border - Russian military -- RT
Russia Accuses Turkey Of Preparing Syria Invasion -- Moscow Times
Turkey isn't preparing to invade Syria, source says -- CNN
Erdogan: Russian claim on Syria ‘laughable’ -- Al Arabiya
Russian official: Turkish warplanes’ presence over Syrian skies to increase tension -- TASS
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How is Turkey's security threatened?
from Huriyet
Tens of thousands of Syrians fleeing violence in the war-torn country have amassed on the Turkish border, with more compatriots also expected to head toward the frontier.
The increased refugee flow from northern Syria amid the conflict in Syria’s Azaz and Aleppo regions – two strongholds of the Syrian opposition – reached the Turkey border on Feb. 5 as Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu said they expected around 70,000 refugees, including Turkmens, to flock to the Turkey-Syria border.
Around 10,000 refugees have already been placed in tent cities on the Syrian side of the border, having reached the region after days of walking with their families and heavy loads.
“Thousands of people, mainly families with women and children, are waiting to enter Turkey,” Syrian Observatory for Human Rights Director Rami Abdel Rahman told Agence-France Presse.--here
Viva Turkey for standing ground.
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