International community, and the U.S. and Turkey in particular, require that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad “halt military assault on protesters”. However, the Syrian leadership, having as an example Egypt, Tunisia and Libya that became beggars and strife-torn overnight, pays no attention to the calls of the parties interested in “building democracy”. Al-Assad is not attracted to the fate of Libya, which, despite the intensified bombings, continues remaining the Libya of Colonel Gaddafi.

Sarkozy was speaking to forces aboard the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier, which was operating off the Libyan coast for months.

In 2008, an attack blamed on al-Qaeda-affiliated militants outside the U.S. Consulate in Istanbul left 3 assailants and 3 policemen dead.

World powers voiced their concern about the situation in Syria earlier this month after more than 300 people were killed.