Istanbul Attack Proves Need for Syrian Political Solution - Opposition

The recent Istanbul airport attack confirms the need for a political solution to be reached in Syria in order to consolidate the Syrian forces to mount an effective fight against terrorism, Mais Krydee, one of the leaders of the Syrian internal opposition group, also known as the Hmeymim group, told Sputnik on Wednesday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — On Tuesday evening, three suicide blasts rocked the international terminal of Istanbul's Ataturk international airport, leaving at least 41 dead and 239 injured.

"With these attacks in Turkey, we see that it is very important to fight against terrorism, and to finally defeat Daesh. But the most important [thing] is to develop a political solution in Syria, because once we reach it, we will be able to gather all the Syrian forces that want to fight against Daesh, under the flag of the National Syrian Army," Krydee stressed.

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said that three suicide bombers participated in the attack. Initial indications suggest that Daesh is responsible for the terrorist attack, though the investigation is still underway, Yildirim said at a press conference Wednesday.

Following the blasts, the Istanbul airport was totally evacuated and closed. Hundreds of flights were canceled. However, Yildirim, who attended the scene of events, said later that the airport had resumed its air traffic in a normal mode. Russia’s flagship airline Aeroflot canceled flights to and from Istanbul's Ataturk international airport on Wednesday.