Al-Assad: Erdogan ignites wars to divert the Turks' attention from internal problems

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad indicated that Turkey is exploiting terrorists from Syria and other countries in the battles in the Karabakh region between Azerbaijan and Armenia.

In an interview with "Novosti" agency, the Syrian President accused the Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, of supporting terrorist organizations in both Syria and Libya, as well as being behind the escalation of the conflict in Karabakh.

Al-Assad explained that the Turkish president is working to ignite wars to divert the Turks' attention from internal problems, especially after scandals related to his links with "ISIS".

The Syrian president said that everyone knows that ISIS was selling Syrian oil via Turkey and with US protection.

Al-Assad added that rich countries are complicit with the Turkish president in supporting terrorism, alluding that Turkey has become a way to implement the policies of these countries.

Media and international reports confirmed that Turkey had sent hundreds of Syrian mercenaries to Azerbaijan to fight in Armenia, despite international refusal to do so.

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ANHA