Civil War In Syria -- News Updates May 16, 2013



Turkey PM And Obama Discuss Syria -- Al Jazeera

During talks in Washington, leaders vow to increase pressure on Syria's President Bashar al-Assad to step down.

US President Barack Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan have vowed to increase pressure on Syria's President Bashar al-Assad to step down.

Obama said in a news conference with Erdogan at the White House on Thursday that the only way to resolve Syria's two-year crisis was for Assad to hand over power to a transitional government.

He said Turkey would play a critical role in that process.

"We're going to keep increasing the pressure on the Assad regime and working with the Syrian opposition,'' Obama said.

"We both agree that Assad needs to go.''

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More News On Syria's Civil War

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-- Al Jazeera
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