Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu warns on Friday that the conflict in Syria “risks turning into a civil war”.

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu warns on Friday that the conflict in Syria “risks turning into a civil war”.

Pointing to the new attacks by army defectors, Davutoglu told AFP: “therefore I say there is a risk of transforming into civil war. It is now the right time to stop this massacre, and therefore the Arab initiative is important”.

"If it is not successful of course there is always a risk of civil war or high level tension in Syria," Davutoglu added.
Up till now the Turkish diplomat said it has been "difficult to call it a civil war because in civil war there are two parties attacking each other.
"But in this case usually civilians are being attacked by the security forces."

Arab League gathering gave Damascus a three-day ultimatum to end the months-long unrest. Syria boycotted the meeting, describing the order as illegitimate.