Assad: Erdoğan is a Small US Pawn

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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has addressed the mayors from all provinces of the country. He has said that the municipal elections that took place on the planned date proved the power of the Syrian people and state. On September 16, 2018, municipal elections were held in Syria for the first time in seven years.

Commenting on the current developments regarding the country, Assad said in his speech that "after Syria's enemies failed in all the previous stages, they moved to the phase of involving their Turkish proxy in the northern area," Syria's state-run SANA reported.

"Americans will not protect you"

Assad also addressed the Kurds in his speech, saying, "The Americans will not protect you... you will be a bargaining chip in their pocket along with the dollars they have, and they have already started bargaining."

"If you don't prepare yourselves to defend your country, you will be mere slaves for the Ottomans. Only your state will protect you and only the Syrian Arab Army will defend you when you join it and fight under its banner," added the Syrian President.

"Erdoğan is an Ikhwanji"

Also commenting on President and Justice and Development Party (AKP) Chair Erdoğan, Assad said, "Erdogan is trying to appear as the maker of events, he sometimes angers, sometimes revolts and threatens, and recently began to run out of patience, this is a big problem in fact."

The Syrian President said he considers Erdoğan as a "small US pawn." Assad also used the word "Ikhwanji", which means a supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood, for Erdoğan.

"Turkey is pushing for is the same they had been calling for since the first year of the war, but the Americans didn't allow them and told them to stay put because back then they had terrorists to carry out their plans," Assad added. (PT/VK)