The Latest: Syria’s Assad criticizes Turkish govt crackdown

Syrian President Bashar Assad says the recent failed military coup in Turkey was a “reflection of the instability and turmoil inside Turkey.”
Assad says Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has used the coup to implement his extremist agenda inside his country “and this is dangerous for Turkey, and for its neighbors and the world.”
During an interview Thursday with the Cuba’s official news agency, Presensa Latina, Assad also criticized Erdogan’s crackdown on alleged government opponents, which has left 10,000 people in jail and some 60,000 workers fired or suspended from their jobs in the past few days.
Turkey hosts 2.75 million of refugees who have fled the violence in neighboring Syria. Erdogan is a staunch opponent of Assad and urged his overthrow
Associated Press