10.12.2024 11:32
The images of Libya's ousted leader Muammar Gaddafi warning at a summit 16 years ago, "Your turn will come, they will come for you. What happened to Saddam awaits you too," have resurfaced following the events in Syria, where Hosni Mubarak and Bashar al-Assad were seen laughing.
On November 27, Wednesday, armed opposition groups that launched an operation against the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria occupied numerous cities without even entering a single conflict.
With this move by the opposition, which also established control in the capital Damascus, the 61-year-old Ba'ath regime collapsed, and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad fled the country seeking refuge in Russia.
QADDAFI WARNED OPENLY AT THE SUMMIT
What is happening next to Turkey brings to mind the warning made by Libya's ousted leader Muammar Gaddafi at a summit he attended 11 years ago, where he was killed by armed opposition groups in Sirte.
"YOUR TURN WILL COME"
At the summit in Damascus in 2008, where Arab leaders gathered, Gaddafi cited the execution of Saddam Hussein as an example and said: "Your turn will come, they will come for you. What happened to Saddam awaits you too."
ASSAD'S SMILE WAS REFLECTED ON SCREENS
While the laughter of the leaders who ignored Gaddafi's warning echoed in the hall, one of those whose smile was reflected on the screens was Bashar al-Assad, who became a refugee after the events in Syria.