Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (pictured) denounced Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as a ‘terrorist’ at this news conference on Wednesday. Assad’s government responded in kind. Photo: AP Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (pictured) denounced Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as a ‘terrorist’ at this news conference on Wednesday. Assad’s government responded in kind. Photo: AP
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (pictured) denounced Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as a ‘terrorist’ at this news conference on Wednesday. Assad’s government responded in kind. Photo: AP
Syrian conflict
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Turkey and Syria engage in a war of words as Erdogan and Assad call each other “terrorists”

Topic |   Syrian conflict
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Updated: 2:55pm, 20 Jul, 2018

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (pictured) denounced Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as a ‘terrorist’ at this news conference on Wednesday. Assad’s government responded in kind. Photo: AP Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (pictured) denounced Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as a ‘terrorist’ at this news conference on Wednesday. Assad’s government responded in kind. Photo: AP
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (pictured) denounced Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as a ‘terrorist’ at this news conference on Wednesday. Assad’s government responded in kind. Photo: AP
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