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| Turkey says its military intercepted a Russian fighter plane that had violated the country’s airspace while apparently flying a sortie over Syria – an incident that risked further inflaming tensions days after Russia’s military intervention began. | Turkey says its military intercepted a Russian fighter plane that had violated the country’s airspace while apparently flying a sortie over Syria – an incident that risked further inflaming tensions days after Russia’s military intervention began. |
| Turkey’s ministry of foreign affairs said two F-16 fighter jets intercepted the Russian plane while it was flying south of Hatay, a province that borders Syria, on Saturday. | Turkey’s ministry of foreign affairs said two F-16 fighter jets intercepted the Russian plane while it was flying south of Hatay, a province that borders Syria, on Saturday. |
| Ankara summoned Russia’s ambassador to the country and “strongly protested” about the violation. Turkey urged that there be no repeat of the incident and it was made clear that Russia would be blamed for any further escalation. | Ankara summoned Russia’s ambassador to the country and “strongly protested” about the violation. Turkey urged that there be no repeat of the incident and it was made clear that Russia would be blamed for any further escalation. |
| Turkey also lodged a formal protest with Sergei Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister, and said it would consult with its Nato allies about the implications of the incident. | Turkey also lodged a formal protest with Sergei Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister, and said it would consult with its Nato allies about the implications of the incident. |
| Richard Moore, the UK’s ambassador to Turkey, said: “Russia’s incursion into Turkish airspace is reckless and worrying. UK, and its other Nato allies, stand shoulder to shoulder with Turkey.” | |
| Russia began airstrikes in Syria last week in defence of its embattled dictator, Bashar al-Assad. The raids have primarily targeted opposition fighters battling to topple Assad while drawing closer to his stronghold of Latakia, as well as areas controlled by Islamist rebels and the al-Nusra Front, al-Qaida’s wing in Syria. | Russia began airstrikes in Syria last week in defence of its embattled dictator, Bashar al-Assad. The raids have primarily targeted opposition fighters battling to topple Assad while drawing closer to his stronghold of Latakia, as well as areas controlled by Islamist rebels and the al-Nusra Front, al-Qaida’s wing in Syria. |
| Russia’s defence ministry said its airforce had made 25 flights in Syria during the past 24 hours and hit nine Islamic State targets there. | |
| Turkey opposes the Russian intervention. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s government has insisted on Assad’s departure as a prelude to resolving the crisis, and has backed a range of rebel groups fighting to overthrow him. | Turkey opposes the Russian intervention. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s government has insisted on Assad’s departure as a prelude to resolving the crisis, and has backed a range of rebel groups fighting to overthrow him. |
| “Assad has committed state terrorism, and unfortunately you find Russia and Iran defending [him],” Erdoğan was quoted by the Hürriyet newspaper as telling a crowd of supporters in Strasbourg, France, late on Sunday. | |
| “Those countries that collaborate with the regime will account for it in history,” he said. |