Turkey says it has persuaded Russia and Iran to stay out of ousting al-Assad | News in brief

Turkey says it has persuaded Russia and Iran to stay

Turkey says it has persuaded Iran and Russia not to intervene militarily in Syrian rebel offensive that ousted president Bashar al-Assad.

Before the attack, Turkey held a meeting with al-Assad’s key allies Iran and Russia, says Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fida For the Turkish NTV television, among others Swedish television’s SVT and an Israeli newspaper The Jerusalem Post by.

– They understood, Fidan said.

According to him, Turkey’s goal was as bloodless a change of power as possible. Russia and Iran, on the other hand, understood that it was not worth investing in al-Assad anymore, he said.

The rebels quickly advanced on the capital, Damascus. Al-Assad fled to Russia.

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