that could shift the balance and bolster the regime of bashar al assad and turn the tide against the rebels. matthew chance keeping a close eye on that story from moscow. many thanks to you. and in an exclusive interview our becky anderson, turkey s president weighed in on the situation in syria. he says there has never been international resolve to deal with the tyrant ruling syria. translator: this is of course a result of being a mere spectator to all the developments in syria and all the developments in iraq. syria is led by a tyrant and this tyrant has always been protected. what we have to do to move him out of there we d never thought about. i always talked about this with our friends. there are things russia should do. there are things iran should do. they are all countries that are
where they are being welcomed with open arms. the majority are syrian and traveled thousands of miles in search of a better life. and now, questions being raised about why these people fleeing war couldn t find suitable refuge closer to home, namely in rich arab gulf countries that could afford to house them. the uproar has gained momentum on social media. images like these were widely circulated. and the u.n. has voiced its concerns. that s why we have been asking not only the borders of the region are open but all of the borders, special in the developed world are also open. it is true in europe, in the gulf, everywhere where the countries have the capacity to receive syrians and integrate them in their societies. reporter: there are more than 4 million syrian refugees in the
state has helped the syrian refugees more so than the gulf states. reporter: but the gulf states don t recognize the refugees as they are not signatories to the refugees convention. anyone who wants to enter has to meet standard visa requirements which tens of thousands of syrians do and there are security concerns about hosting large populations from arab states. having the refugees feeds into isis appeal and violence in the region which is already the most violent region on earth. all in all, anything that goes in the neighborhood impacts the security and the stability of the arab gulf states who are by farer the most stable and secure of all arab countries. reporter: we have spoke to officials who say they have
region. but according to amnesty international six gulf countries have not offered any resettlement options to the refugees but it s they have been given a lot of money. kuwait has donated almost $1 billion to help syrians making it the fifth largest donor worldwide. there is a lot that the states have done that is not recognized by the international community. i don t think anybody, country, state have helped the syrian refugee more than the arab gulf states. but the gulf countries don t recognize refugees as they are not signatories to the refugee convention. so anyone who wants to enter has to meet standard visa requirements which tens of thousands of syrians do and there are security concerns about hosting large populations from arab states. it feeds into isis appeal and
complications including escalating the conflict, increase loss of life, increased refugee flows. and also a concern expressed by john kerry if the russians are there and they do bolster the syrian army that could lead to an unwanted confrontation between the anti-isis coalition that is there led by the united states and turkey carrying out air strikes on the i.s. positions. that is a concern that that would not be able to continue or complicate that process. if it s true and we don t have confirmation that it is, it could be an important development in the syrian civil war. it would be something that would be very dangerous but it could also be decisive as well. if the russians do intervene on the side of the syrian army when it is on the back foot.