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Turkey’s Syria Foray Could Spark Escalation: French President Hollande

Turkey’s Syria Foray Could Spark Escalation: French President Hollande
Tue Aug 30, 2016 14:52:22

French President Francois Hollande warned Tuesday that “contradictory interventions” by Turkish and Russian forces in Syria could spark an escalation of the conflict.

“These multiple, contradictory interventions carry the risk of a wider conflagration,” Hollande told a meeting with the diplomatic corps in France, calling for an “absolutely urgent” halt to fighting after Turkey attacked a US-backed Kurdish militia in Syria; AFP reported.

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