Turkish PM: Assad, Daesh 'evils supporting each other'

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It appears that several leaders are not fond of Assad.

Turkish PM: Assad, Daesh 'evils supporting each other'
There should be no place for Assad, Daesh in new Syria, says Davutoglu

28.09.2015 Mustafa Çağlayan politics

NEW YORK

A new wave of Syrian refugees can be prevented only with the exit of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Daesh's elimination, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Monday.

"What we need to do is to have solidarity with all the countries, including Russia, to make a transition in Syria, a peaceful transition," Davutoglu told a press conference on the margins of the UN General Assembly in New York. "In the new Syria, there should not be any place for neither Assad nor Daesh."

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ISIS likely to take over, which would be worse...

Gen. Boykin: Ousting Syria's Assad Is the Wrong Goal
Thursday, October 15, 2015 - Retired Army Gen. Jerry Boykin says the Obama administration's policy of supporting the overthrow of Syrian dictator Bashir al-Assad is "ill-conceived."

"Let me start by saying something that may surprise some of your viewers, but first of all, I don't think we should be, America, should be making an effort to depose Bashir al-Assad," Boykin told CBN News in an exclusive interview. "He is an evil despot, but he has never threatened Israel and he's never killed Christians in Syria," he said. He said if Assad is forced out, "the alternative is what I think is a fictitious, mythical Free Syrian Army or ISIS."

ISIS has targeted the Christian and Yazidi communities, forcing them to flee, convert to Islam, or face death. Since the Obama administration is unlikely to changes its policy, Gen. Boykin said a U.S.-led coalition should establish "safe zones" for civilians fleeing the fighting and the brutality of ISIS.

Those areas should be protected by coalition forces on the ground and a no-fly zone in the air. Russia should be given a clear warning not to fly over those spaces, he explained. Boykin also called for U.S. Special Operations forces on the ground to direct air strikes against ISIS targets. He also said Russian President Vladimir Putin is "embarrassing" the United States and President Barack Obama with his show of force in the region.

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