The Commander of the Faithful: "'Matters will end with a civil war breaking out between the Alawites & the Sunnis!'"

"... "I fear that matters will end with a civil war breaking out between the Alawites and the Sunnis," Erdogan said in an interview published by Egypt's independent Al-Shourouk as he began his tour in Cairo."We know that the Alawite elite dominates important positions within the regime, the army and the security forces," the Turkish premier said in the interview conducted last week."The people's anger is directed at them, not only because they are a tool of the government, but also because of their confession, and the Syrian regime is playing up this dangerous card," he said. Erdogan said a number of the so-called "shabiha," or pro-government militia, accused by protesters of helping security forces smash the pro-democracy protests, "belong to the Alawite sect."...

He said a solution would be for Assad to get rid of "those surrounding him who insist on the repression and the breaking of the Syrian people's will".
"If President Bashar does not take this step, he personally will pay the price," Erdogan said.
He said Turkey has been consulting with Syria's key regional ally Iran to try to find a way out... Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu "will soon travel to Tehran to pursue consultations on the situation in Syria and after that I will visit Tehran to meet officials," Erdogan said.
Erdogan said the Arab Spring that saw the collapse of autocratic regimes in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya was "a victory as well for Turkey"...."