ANKARA, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Monday told Bashar al-Assad military operations against civilians must end immediately and unconditionally, warning the Syrian president that these were Ankara's "final words".
"This is our final word to the Syrian authorities, our first expectation is that these operations stop immediately and unconditionally," Davutoglu told a news conference.
"If these operations do not stop there will be nothing left to say about the steps that would be taken," he said, without elaborating.
Turkish leaders, who once backed Assad, have repeatedly urged him to end violence and make reforms after street protests against his 11 years in power erupted five months ago.
(Writing by Ibon Villelabeitia)
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