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Syrian rebels have warned Turkey of plans to overthrow the Assad regime.
The rebels received tacit approval from Ankara for their actions.
Syrian rebels warned Turkey six months before the big offensive about plans to overthrow the regime of dictator Bashar al-Assad.
As Reuters reports, citing its own sources, the rebels received tacit approval from Ankara for their actions.
“The rebels could not act without warning Turkey, which has been the main sponsor of the Syrian opposition since the first days of the war,” the interlocutors said.
As added, the government of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has long opposed such a large-scale offensive by the rebels, fearing a new wave of refugees. However, the rebels sensed Ankara's hardening stance towards Assad earlier this year after the dictator rejected…
