Erdoğan calls US-led strikes on Syria 'appropriate'

The Turkish Foreign Ministry has applauded the joint airstrikes on the Assad regime in Syria by the United States, United Kingdom, and France in the wake of a chemical weapons attack, Ahval reports with a reference to the Turkish state news agency Anadolu.

Turkey is a vocal critic of Assad's regime in Damascus and backed rebels fighting for his ouster bun recent months it has closely worked with Russian Federation for a political solution in Syria even though Moscow remains a chief ally of the regime.

On Friday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged his US and Russian counterparts to avoid escalating regional tensions, and build peace in Syria with all sides together.

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"We see this attack as a sanction against the use of chemical weapons and a stern warning to Assad against attacking his own people with chemicals", he added.

The first target was a scientific research center outside of Damascus and the second was a chemical weapons storage facility outside of Homs, he said. There is no doubt in the worldwide community's conscience on this matter. Erdogan said that "the innocent Syrian people should have been defended long ago".

Turkey was informed about the military operation in Syria, said previously Mahir Unal, spokesman and deputy chairman of the ruling Justice and Development Party. "The Incirlik base was not used in the attack".

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Erdogan, who had a telephone conversation with British Prime Minister Theresa May following the strikes, said he would also speak with French President Emmanuel Macron.

Ankara backs rebel forces seeking Assad's ouster while Moscow remains a major ally of the regime in Damascus.

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