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Turkey’s PM ’denies plan to intervene in Syria’

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Turkey’s PM ’denies plan to intervene in Syria’

AFP – 9 May 2015 – Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has rejected claims that Ankara is preparing to intervene militarily in neighboring Syria, local media reported on Saturday.
“No, there is no situation right now that requires Turkey’s involvement,” Davutoglu was quoted as saying by the Hurriyet newspaper.

Davutoglu said the situation in Syria was in flux.
“The balances are rapidly changing in Syria,” he said, adding that the regime of President Bashar al-Assad had lost major parts of the country despite support from Iran and Russia, the remaining few allies of Damascus.
An outspoken critic of the regime in Damascus, Turkey has backed opposition rebels fighting to topple Assad and plays host to nearly two million refugees.
But it has remained reluctant to take action against the jihadist threat in a US-led coalition, further straining ties with Washington, its NATO ally.