“Terrorist groups are the ones which are supposed to lay down their arms,” Erdogan said, referring to alleged urban wing of PKK.

The 553 detainees were all arrested during the ongoing, 7-month-long uprising against the government of President Bashar al-Assad.

"We'll continue imposing sanctions because a military intervention could completely destabilize the region," Alain Juppe said.

“These are times when we all should help and embrace each other as brothers and sisters,” Abdullah Gul said.

7 were killed in Homs, Hama and Idlib and another 5 wounded in Damascus during protests following prayers for Eid al-Adha.

"Some governments and states are giving positive signals that they would support the organization financially," Irina Bokova said.

“Visit of the North Atlantic Council stresses special partnership between Georgia and NATO,” NATO Secretary General said.

Medical sources confirmed that one person had been killed and two wounded in the strike east of Khan Younis.

Last week, Tbilisi, which refused to give Russia the go-ahead, has agreed on a compromise proposal from Switzerland.