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Turkey's Erdogan says Syria's al-Sharaa showed strong stance against Israel

Turkey's Erdogan says Syria's al-Sharaa showed strong stance against Israel

Al Arabiya6 days ago
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan praised his Syrian counterpart Ahmed al-Sharaa for showing a strong stance and not compromising in Syria's conflict with Israel, and said al-Sharaa took a 'very positive' step by reaching an understanding with the Druze.
Hundreds of Bedouin civilians were evacuated from Syria's predominantly Druze city of Sweida on Monday as part of a US-backed truce meant to end fighting that has killed hundreds of people, state media and witnesses said.
In comments to Turkish media released on Monday, Erdogan said Syria's government had established some control in Sweida and the country's south with around 2,500 soldiers, with all but one Druze faction agreeing to respect the ceasefire during talks in Amman.
He also told reporters on his flight returning from northern Cyprus that the United States now understood it needed to 'own' the issue more, warning that the main issue was Israel using the fighting as an excuse to invade Syrian lands.
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