The most populous and democratic Arab country now takes a firm stance against Assad. A weaker position than I had hoped though - I was looking for a token gesture at least of supplying weapons and training to the rebels.
Still, the government position that it will not oppose Egyptian citizens who wish to go and fight in Syria is a start.
Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi said he had cut all diplomatic ties with Damascus on Saturday and called for a no-fly zone over Syria, pitching the most populous Arab state firmly against Bashar al-Assad.
Addressing a rally called by Sunni Muslim clerics in Cairo, Morsi said: “We decided today to entirely break off relations with Syria and with the current Syrian regime.”
He also warned Assad’s allies in the Iranian-backed Lebanese Shia militia Hezbollah to pull back from fighting in Syria.
“We stand against Hezbollah in its aggression against the Syrian people,” Morsi said.
“Hezbollah must leave Syria – these are serious words. There is no space or place for Hezbollah in Syria.”
Egypt has not taken an active role in arming the Syrian rebels but an aide to Morsi said this week that Cairo would not stand in the way of Egyptians who wanted to fight in Syria.
Re: Egypt break diplomatic ties with Syria, encourages Egyptian citizens to join rebe
The most populous and democratic Arab country now takes a firm stance against Assad. A weaker position than I had hoped though - I was looking for a token gesture at least of supplying weapons and training to the rebels.
Still, the government position that it will not oppose Egyptian citizens who wish to go and fight in Syria is a start.
It is very weak of the Egyptian government in my view, how can you say if any egyptians want to go fight in Syria go ahead?
they should sending the Egyptian Army to help the Syrian people and supporting the revolution in Syria.
I not singling out Egypt all the so called muslim countries in region have betrayed and let down the muslim people of Syria.
Re: Egypt break diplomatic ties with Syria, encourages Egyptian citizens to join rebe
Aside from Turkey, which would mean that NATO would be involved, the most advanced countries in the region are Saudia, UAE and then qater / Kuwait. UAE probably is busy minting $$$, but saudia and Qatar could have taken a more proactive role. Turkey, for all of erdogan's mullah bazi, has failed Syria's sunni moderates so everyone should prepared to be sandwiched between the Iranian proxies in power and al-kaayda terrorists. Outcome is horrible in both cases.
Re: Egypt break diplomatic ties with Syria, encourages Egyptian citizens to join rebe
Aside from Turkey, which would mean that NATO would be involved, the most advanced countries in the region are Saudia, UAE and then qater / Kuwait. UAE probably is busy minting $$$, but saudia and Qatar could have taken a more proactive role. Turkey, for all of erdogan's mullah bazi, has failed Syria's sunni moderates so everyone should prepared to be sandwiched between the Iranian proxies in power and al-kaayda terrorists. Outcome is horrible in both cases.
how has it failed? when the usa has been blocking the weapons from coming in via turkey? erdogan leans towards islam but he's nowhere close to the label of "mullah bazi".