TOON: Basharcula

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Turkey to Syria's Assad: Don't 'feed on blood'
By SELCAN HACAOGLU - Associated Press | AP – Tue, Nov 15, 2011

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey no longer has confidence in the Syrian regime, its prime minister said Tuesday, warning Syrian President Bashar Assad that his brutal crackdown on opponents threatens to place him on a list of leaders who "feed on blood."

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Turkey has long urged Syria to end the crackdown, which the U.N. estimates has killed more than 3,500 people since mid-March.

"No regime can survive by killing or jailing," Erdogan said. "No one can build a future over the blood of the oppressed."

Turkey's government had cultivated warm ties with Assad, but has grown highly critical of his government. Turkey has imposed an arms embargo on Syria and is expected to announce other sanctions. Turkey has also opened its borders to Syrians fleeing the violence. More than 7,700 refugees are being sheltered in several Turkish camps along the Syrian border.

http://news.yahoo.com/turkey-syrias-assad-dont-feed-blood-132957430.html

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1. Kick for Syria.

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