Turkey`s Syria foray could spark escalation: Francois Hollande

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

Turkey`s Syria foray could spark escalation: Francois Hollande

Paris: French President Francois Hollande warned on 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.

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