Turkey issues diplomatic note to Syria over mission attacks

[RedBeard]

13 November 2011, Sunday / TODAYSZAMAN.COM,

Turkish Foreign Ministry delivered a diplomatic note to Syria's charge d'affaires over storming of Turkish Embassy. (Photo: Today's Zaman, Ali Ünal)​

The Turkish government has delivered a diplomatic note to the Syrian government concerning attacks by pro-regime Syrian protesters on its missions in the neighboring country in the wake of the Arab League's decision to suspend Damascus.

The Syrian charge d'affaires was summoned to the Turkish Foreign Ministry on Sunday and the note was delivered to him.

A crowd of around a thousand pro-Assad protestors attacked the Turkish embassy in Damascus on Saturday evening, throwing stones and bottles before Syrian police intervened to break up the protest.

Attacks were also staged against Turkey's consulate in Aleppo and its honorary consulate in Latakia, the Anatolia news agency reported Turkish embassy officials in Damascus as saying.

Turkish Foreign Ministry also issued a travel warning to Syria on Sunday and asked citizens to avoid non-essential trips.



Turkey issues diplomatic note to Syria over mission attacks

 

[darkinsky]

how are you

 

[Doctor09]

Syria is making enemy now

 

[RedBeard]

Pro-Assad protesters storm Turkish diplomatic missions, burn Turkish flag


13 November 2011, Sunday / TODAYSZAMAN.COM,

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Video footage shows pro-Assad protestors burning Turkish flag in front of the Turkish Consulate in Aleppo. (Photo: Cihan)​

A crowd of around a thousand attacked the Turkish embassy in Damascus on Saturday evening, throwing stones and bottles before Syrian police intervened to break up the protest, Turkey's state-run Anatolian news agency said on Sunday.

Attacks were also staged against Turkey's consulate in Aleppo and its honorary consulate in Latakia, the agency reported Turkish embassy officials in Damascus as saying.

The attacks took place hours after the Arab League suspended Syria for failing to carry out a promise to halt its armed crackdown on eight-month-old pro-democracy demonstrations and open a dialogue with its opponents.

On Saturday evening, residents in Syria said crowds armed with sticks and knives attacked the Saudi Arabian embassy in Damascus and the French and Turkish consulates in Latakia after the Arab League suspended Syria.

They said hundreds of men shouting slogans in support of President Bashar al-Assad beat a guard and broke into the Saudi embassy in Abu Rummaneh, three blocks away from Assad's offices in one of the most heavily policed areas of the capital.

Outside the Turkish embassy, protesters chanted anti-Turkey slogans, tried to climb the walls and force the gates open. Syrian police intervened using teargas to break up the protest as the demonstrators threw stones and bottles, Anatolian said.

After cultivating ties with Assad and Syria for several years, Turkey has this year robustly condemned the repression of peaceful protests, fearing Syrian violence could spill over the border if it develops a stronger ethnic or sectarian dimension.

Syrian opposition figures have met in Istanbul to forge a united front, the Syrian National Council. Turkey has also given sanctuary to Syrian military officers who have defected.

In Aleppo, demonstrators entered the consulate garden and tried to lower the Turkish flag but were prevented from doing so by consulate officials.

A group of some 5,000 gathered outside the Turkish honorary consulate in Latakia, 330 km (210 miles) north of Damascus on the Mediterranean coast, and broke windows. The officials said a Turkish flag was burned at this protest, Anatolian said.

No officials at the Turkish diplomatic missions were injured in the protests, it added.

Diplomatic sources said Turkey is evacuating most of its diplomatic personnel from its embassy in Damascus and consulate in Aleppo due to security reasons, private Cihan news agency reported. The report added the Foreign Ministry does not currently plan to recall the ambassador to Ankara.



Pro-Assad protesters storm Turkish diplomatic missions, burn Turkish flag

 

[darkinsky]

i like turkish curse words i want to learn more!!

 

[RedBeard]

Turkey to evacuate diplomatic families in Syria after embassy attack



13 November 2011, Sunday / TODAYSZAMAN.COM WITH REUTERS ,

Pro-syrian regime protesters, shout slogans during a demonstration against the Arab League decision to suspend Syria, in Damascus, Syria, on Nov. 13, 2011. (Photo: AP)​

Turkey will evacuate the families of its diplomats in Syria after protesters attacked its missions there in the wake of the Arab League's decision to suspend Damascus, the state-run Anatolia news agency reported on Sunday.

A crowd of about 1,000 attacked the Turkish embassy in Damascus on Saturday evening, as news spread that the Arab League had taken action against Syria for failing to halt its armed crackdown on eight months of pro-democracy demonstrations.



The attackers threw stones and bottles before Syrian police intervened to break up the protest, Turkey's state-run Anatolian news agency said.



Attacks were also staged against Turkey's consulate in Aleppo and its honorary consulate in Latakia, it reported Turkish embassy officials in Damascus as saying.



Turkish foreign ministry officials were not immediately available to comment.



After cultivating ties with Assad and Syria for several years, Turkey has this year robustly condemned the repression of peaceful protests, fearing Syrian violence could spill over the border if it develops a stronger ethnic or sectarian dimension.



Syrian opposition figures have met in Istanbul to forge a united front, the Syrian National Council. Turkey has also given sanctuary to Syrian military officers who have defected.



Turkey is not a member of the Arab League.



Turkey's NTV news channel said the families of staff at the embassy in Damascus would return to Turkey on Sunday.



On Saturday evening, residents in Syria said crowds armed with sticks and knives attacked the Saudi Arabian embassy in Damascus and the French and Turkish consulates in Latakia.



They said hundreds of men shouting slogans in support of President Bashar al-Assad beat a guard and broke into the Saudi embassy in Abu Rummaneh, three blocks away from Assad's offices in one of the most heavily policed areas of the capital.



Outside the Turkish embassy, protesters chanted anti-Turkey slogans, tried to climb the walls and force the gates open. Syrian police intervened using teargas to break up the protest as the demonstrators threw stones and bottles, Anatolian said.



In Aleppo, demonstrators entered the consulate garden and tried to lower the Turkish flag but were prevented from doing so by consulate officials, reported Anatolian.



A group of about 5,000 gathered outside the Turkish honorary consulate in Latakia, 330 km (210 miles) north of Damascus on the Mediterranean coast, and broke windows. Officials said a Turkish flag was burned at that protest, the agency said.



No officials at the Turkish diplomatic missions were injured in the protests, it added.



Turkey to evacuate diplomatic families in Syria after embassy attack

 

[darkinsky]

redbeard pease help me pz#@@#$@

 

[Tshering22]

This is crazy! First they attacked Saudi mission in Syria and now Turkey! What has Turkey done to get attacked just because they got kicked out of Arab League? Turks are not even Arabs! . Assad supporters seem to have gone tootles.

 

[TARIQ BN ZIYAAD]

Syria is making enemy now

Assalam alaikum

doctor bhai , bashar the criminal is making enemies, syria doesnot

TARIQ

 

[Doctor09]

Assalam alaikum

doctor bhai , bashar the criminal is making enemies, syria doesnot

TARIQ

but the supporter of Bashar are Syrian people ..... i wish this problem settled peacefully i dont want more bloodshed

 

[TARIQ BN ZIYAAD]

Assalam alaikum

Arab league gave him period of 2 weeks, take tanks of the streets along with security, start talking with opposition

only 3 days left the killing increased. no serious steps to talk to opposition actually it is till now saying it is a conspiracy and everyone was happy in syria since 40 years.

yes husni and zain alabdeen also had supporters so does bashar just like our zardari has supporters

TARIQ

 

[RedBeard]

Turkey vows to support Syrian people's 'rightful struggle'


14 November 2011, Monday / AP, ANKARA

Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu addressed Turkish lawmakers at a parliamentary meeting on Monday, Nov. 14, 2011. (Photo: AA)​

Turkey on Monday said it will take a "decisive attitude" over attacks on its diplomatic missions in Syria and will continue to support protesters seeking democratic reforms in the face of a government crackdown.

Turkey has formally protested the weekend attacks on its embassy in Damascus and consulates in the cities of Aleppo and Latakia, evacuated families of diplomats and nonessential staff and issued a warning to Turks against traveling to Syria.

"We will take a decisive attitude in the face of these attacks," Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu said. "And we will continue to take our place at the side of the Syrian people's rightful struggle."

Supporters of Syrian President Bashar Assad on Saturday tried to break into the Turkish Embassy and the consulates to denounce an Arab League decision to suspend Syria's membership over its crackdown on the eight-month uprising. Turkey is not a member of the league, but welcomed the decision.

After the attacks, Turkey summoned Syria's charge d'affaires and issued a protest note Sunday demanding protection for its diplomatic missions. Turkey also demanded that the assailants be identified and brought to justice. Some 60 people returned home Sunday on a Turkish plane.

Turkey separately renewed its call on Syrian leaders to end the crackdown, which the UN estimates has killed more than 3,500 people since mid-March, saying "no administration can come out victorious from any struggle against its own people."

Turkey's government had cultivated warm ties with Assad, but has grown highly critical of Damascus. Turkey has imposed an arms embargo on Syria and is expected to announce other sanctions.

It has also opened its doors to thousands of Syrian refugees fleeing the crackdown. More than 7,700 refugees are still being sheltered in several Turkish camps along the Syrian border.

Davutoğlu on Sunday received a Syrian opposition group that is trying to form a united front against President Bashar Assad. The group sought permission to open an office in Turkey, state-run Anatolia news agency said on Monday.

Members of the Syrian National Council relayed their request to Davutoğlu on Sunday, the agency said.

The council, a broad-based opposition umbrella group, was formed in İstanbul in September. No country has recognized it so far as a legal representative of the country and Syria has threatened tough measures against any country that does.




Turkey vows to support Syrian people's 'rightful struggle'

 

[RedBeard]

Syria apologizes for attacks on diplomatic missions


14 November 2011, Monday / TODAYSZAMAN.COM WITH REUTERS,

Syria's Foreign Minister Waled al-Moallem shows documents during a news conference in Damascus on Nov. 14, 2011, in this handout photograph released by Syria's national news agency SANA. (Photo: Reuters)​

Syrian Foreign Minister Waled al-Moallem apologized on Monday for attacks on foreign diplomatic missions after the Arab League announced it was suspending Damascus for its crackdown on eight months of protests against President Bashar al-Assad.

A crowd of about 1,000 attacked the Turkish embassy in Damascus on Saturday evening, as news spread that the Arab League had taken action against Syria for failing to halt its armed crackdown on eight months of pro-democracy demonstrations. The attackers threw stones and bottles before Syrian police intervened to break up the protest. Attacks were also staged against Turkey's consulate in Aleppo and its honorary consulate in Latakia.

In addition to Turkish diplomatic missions, Saudi Arabian embassy and France's honorary consulate in Latakia were also attacked.

"As for attacks on foreign embassies, as foreign minister I apologize for these aggressions," Moallem told a televised news conference in Damascus.

Arab League suspension ‘dangerous step'
Moallem also lashed out at an Arab League decision to suspend Syria, saying it was "an extremely dangerous step" at a time when Damascus was implementing a deal with the organization to end violence and start a dialogue with the opposition.

Syria had withdrawn troops from urban areas, released prisoners and offered an amnesty to armed insurgents under the terms of the initiative agreed with the Arab League two weeks ago to end eight months of unrest, Moallem said.

The United Nations says 3,500 people have been killed in Syria's crackdown on protests demanding the end to President Assad's rule. Damascus blames armed groups for the violence and says 1,100 soldiers and police have been killed.

‘Libya scenario will not be repeated'
Moallem described Washington's welcome of the Arab League move as "incitement" and expressed confidence that Russia and China would continue to block Western efforts at the United Nations to condemn Syrian actions. He also played down the prospect of any Western military intervention in Syria.

"The Libya scenario will not be repeated", he said, arguing that Arab and Western countries knew they may pay a higher military price to confront the Syrian Army.

Moallem said Damascus was organizing a dialogue with opposition figures and "all elements of Syrian society", which he said were not all represented by the government or the opposition.

"We have reached the beginning of the end of the crisis," he said.

Syria called on Sunday for an emergency Arab summit to discuss the unrest. Moallem said that if the Arab League ignored its request, it would show that the 22-member organization had "abandoned the Arab initiative" to resolve the impasse.



Syria apologizes for attacks on diplomatic missions

 

[VelocuR]

I need to ask you, off topic. Is this true Gadaffi government support Turkey in the past when no other countries including Pakistan gave support to Turkey ? That's what my Turkish colleague told me...

Also, she said Turkey doing favor for US to overthrow Syria Assad ? She doesn't seem to condemn the current situations in Syria. Correct me if she is wrong.

 

[TARIQ BN ZIYAAD]

Assalam alaikum

Ask ur friend she might be alwi lol

TARIQ