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Turks opposed to military aid to militants in Syria: Poll
Foreign-sponsored militants in Syria (file photo)
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/05/23/305036/turks-oppose-arming-militants-in-syria/
Thu May 23, 2013 2:17PM
A recent opinion poll reveals that the majority of Turkish citizens
reject the idea of supplying weapons to militants fighting against the
government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
According to a phone survey conducted between May 1 and 3 by the
Paris-based French Institute of Public Opinion (IFOP) on 1,100 Turkish
adults, 68 percent of the respondents said they are opposed to any
sort of military aid to armed groups in Syria.
Twenty-two percent of those surveyed said they favored such a
diplomatic offensive, while 10% had no idea.
Turkey has been one of President Assad's harshest critics and has
supported the foreign-backed militants fighting to topple his
government.
Turkish opposition parties have censured the Turkish government for
its intervention in Syria's internal affairs.
The Syria crisis began in March 2011, and many people, including large
numbers of soldiers and security personnel, have been killed in the
violence.
The Syrian government says that the chaos is being orchestrated from
outside the country, and there are reports that a very large number of
the militants are foreign nationals.
Several international human rights organizations have accused
foreign-sponsored militants of committing war crimes in Syria.
Foreign-sponsored militants in Syria (file photo)
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/05/23/305036/turks-oppose-arming-militants-in-syria/
Thu May 23, 2013 2:17PM
A recent opinion poll reveals that the majority of Turkish citizens
reject the idea of supplying weapons to militants fighting against the
government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
According to a phone survey conducted between May 1 and 3 by the
Paris-based French Institute of Public Opinion (IFOP) on 1,100 Turkish
adults, 68 percent of the respondents said they are opposed to any
sort of military aid to armed groups in Syria.
Twenty-two percent of those surveyed said they favored such a
diplomatic offensive, while 10% had no idea.
Turkey has been one of President Assad's harshest critics and has
supported the foreign-backed militants fighting to topple his
government.
Turkish opposition parties have censured the Turkish government for
its intervention in Syria's internal affairs.
The Syria crisis began in March 2011, and many people, including large
numbers of soldiers and security personnel, have been killed in the
violence.
The Syrian government says that the chaos is being orchestrated from
outside the country, and there are reports that a very large number of
the militants are foreign nationals.
Several international human rights organizations have accused
foreign-sponsored militants of committing war crimes in Syria.