In sharp comments made at a conclusion of a state visit to China, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Syrian President Bashar Al Assad of “mercilessly” killing Syrian civilians. Erdogan, who once enjoyed a cordial relationship with the embattled Syrian leader, also responded to fighting that spilled over the Turkish border this weekend.
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