The Arab League on Saturday condemned Turkey’s incursion in north-east Syria and warned of retaliatory measures unless Turkish troops withdrew from Syrian territory.
Ankara’s offensive is a “direct threat to Arab national security”, the bloc said in a statement issued after an emergency meeting of foreign ministers at its headquarters in Cairo.
The statement called for “ending the aggression and the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of Turkey from all of Syria’s land”.
Arab League chief Ahmed Aboul Gheit slammed the Turkish attack launched on Wednesday as an “invasion of an Arab land”.
The bloc is considering diplomatic and economic actions in response to Turkey’s move, as well as “military co-operation to confront the Turkish aggression”, the statement said.
Qatar, a close ally of Turkey, and Somalia registered reservations over the joint statement.
