Israeli strikes on Iranian military facilities in Syria, as well as armed US assistance to Kurdish units, jeopardize peace in the Middle East, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. The Turkish leader recalled that Israel has already dealt more than 50 missile strikes against Syria, provoking such actions a new war in the region. "What is the purpose of these missile attacks?" We can not confirm the fact of strikes from the Syrian territory towards Israel, which was the pretext for missile strikes against Syria, "the Turkish president said in an interview with BBC Arabic on Sunday, May 13. Erdogan reproached Western countries for not cooperating with terrorism in Syria. - We could work together with the United States, Great Britain or France, but this did not happen.

For example, during the operation for the liberation of Rakki, the US decided to cooperate with terrorist organizations. We offered to work together, but they refused, - quotes President Press TV. Erdogan sure that the policy of Western countries towards the Syrian region threatens to further destabilize the situation. Also, the president blamed Washington for an "arms race" in this part of the world. On the night of May 10, Iranian forces in the SAR fired about 20 rockets at positions of the Israeli Armed Forces in the Golan Heights.