Turkey and its partners in the US-led coalition against ISIL on Friday (October 2) called on Russia to stop its air strikes on the Syrian opposition and focus on fighting Islamist militants.<br /><br /> In a joint statement with the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, Turkey said Russia’s actions constitute “a further escalation and will only fuel more extremism and radicalization.”<br /><br /> Euronews asked the leader of Turkey’s main opposition party, the CHP, whether it would support military action in Syria to fight ISIL.<br /><br /> Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu said: “If needed, there should be military operations, there are already some proposals for this. If it’s needed to battle ISIL, the CHP will back a parliamentary resolution on the topic.”<br /><br /> Ankara has bombarded ISIL targets but stopped short of sending troops to Syria. The neighbouring conflict has been a heated topic ahead of Turkey’s general election next month.
