Turkey says Russia has escalated Syrian conflict with its entry

Turkey says Russia has escalated Syrian conflict with its entry

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Speaking in a live interview on HaberTurk TV, Davutoglu also said that Turkey's rules of engagement were clear, whomever violates its airspace.

A Russian aircraft entered Turkish airspace near the Syrian border on Saturday, prompting Ankara to scramble two F-16 jets to intercept it and summon Moscow's ambassador in protest.

(Reporting by Humeyra Pamuk and Daren Butler; Writing by Ayla Jean Yackley; editing by David Dolan)

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