Residents drive a motorcycle in Aleppo's al-Saliheen district, Syria September 14, 2015. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail
PARIS (Reuters) - France's Prime Minister Manuel Valls said on Tuesday a deal with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to reach a political transition was impossible, but said Paris would back regional ground troops if they were to intervene against Islamic State militants.
President Francois Hollande on Monday said that French air strikes against the group in Syria would be necessary, a change in position after previously warning any such action could reinforce Assad.
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