Türkiye calls on Russia, Iran, Syria to act after Israel attacks Damascus

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made the call in an interview when asked about Israel's recent attack on the Syrian capital Damascus, according to Reuters today, October 12.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks at a press conference in Belgrade, Serbia, on October 11.

“We will defend urgent and lasting peace in Syria… Israel is the most concrete threat to regional and global peace,” Erdogan said in an interview with Turkish media.

“Russia, Iran and Syria need to take more effective measures against this situation, which poses the biggest threat to Syria’s territorial integrity,” Erdogan stressed in an interview released by the Turkish Presidential Office.

There is currently no information about the reaction of the countries involved to Mr. Erdogan's above call.

Earlier, Syrian state news agency SANA quoted a military source as saying that three civilians were killed and three others were injured in an Israeli airstrike on the capital Damascus on October 2. According to the source, the Israeli airstrike targeted a residential building in the suburb of Mezzah, west of Damascus.

On October 10, Israel carried out airstrikes targeting an industrial zone in the Syrian city of Homs and a military site in the countryside near the city of Hama, causing “some material damage,” according to Syrian state television.

Israel has carried out numerous strikes against Iran-linked targets in Syria over the years, but has stepped up such attacks since Iran-backed Hamas militants launched an attack on southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/tho-nhi-ky-keu-goi-nga-iran-syria-hanh-dong-sau-khi-israel-tan-cong-damascus-185241012183805043.htm