02.10.2014 - 06:25 [ trend.az ]

Assad ‚not less dangerous‘ than ISIL, Turkish FM claims

President Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria is „not less dangerous“ than the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Anadolu Agency reported

Speaking in a televised interview Wednesday evening, Cavusoglu said Assad’s forces were responsible of 200,000 deaths since the outbreak of civil war three years ago.