A furious Turkey has stepped up threats against Syria after escalating tensions on their common border while pushing for buffer zones to be established for refugees, say analysts.
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has implicitly warned that Turkey may use force to set up a safe haven for refugees within Syrian territory if President Bashar al-Assad forces Turkey to take such a step.
"Don't push us too far," Erdogan was quoted as saying by the Turkish press on Wednesday while on an official visit to China.
Turkey has no intention to enter into Syria, he said.
For more: AFP: Turkey steps up pressure on Damascus after border crisis
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