AFP, Nicosia, 24 Nov 2011 – Free Syrian Army chief Riyadh al-Asaad on Thursday called for foreign air strikes on ‘strategic targets’ in Syria as part of a drive to topple the regime, in a telephone interview with AFP.
‘We are not in favour of the entry of foreign troops as was the case in Iraq but we want the international community to give us logistical support,’ said Colonel Asaad, who is based across the border in Turkey.
‘We also want international protection, the establishment of a no-fly zone, a buffer zone and strikes on certain strategic targets considered as crucial by the regime,’ he said.