The Turkish government has called the attention of the Russian ambassador and filed a strong condemnation of the Russian action. On Saturday, two Turkish F-16s were conducting patrols the region when a Russian jet violated Turkish airspace. The F-16s then intercepted the Russian jet, leading the jet to “exit Turkish airspace into Syria.”

Turkish foreign ministry said in a statement on Monday, "The Russian Federation will be responsible for any undesired incident that may occur." BBC reports the Russian embassy admitting that the plane had indeed violated Turkish airspace on Saturday.

The airspace violation occurred in the Yayladagi region of Turkey’s southern Hatay province on.

Russia and Turkey are at odds with regard to the conflict in Syria. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin supports Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad’s government and has announced the intensifying of its airstrikes on Sep. 30. The airstrikes were said to be directed towards ISIS militants to help the Syrian government. Turkey, on the other hand, called for the Syrian government to put an end to the conflict.

On Monday, Russian forces has targeted and hit nine ISIS targets in Syria. The air force has used pinpoint strikes in Hama, Homs, Idlib and Latakia provinces, all of which house ISIS facilities. An ISIS command center, communications center, training camp and ammunition depots and artillery weapons and vehicles are among those destroyed in the attack, according to the ministry.

Despite casualties and continuous armed conflict, Syrian President Al-Assad is supporting Russia’s actions in Syria. Syrian Foreign Minister Omran al-Zoubi noted that Russian strikes have been effective as compared to those backed by the U.S., reports SANA.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the Russian intervention in Syria would just further isolate Moscow.

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