Thursday, October 4, 2012

UN Dispatch: Turkey Launches Airstrikes in Syria [updates]

 UN Dispatch:
Reuters is reporting that the Turkish military has carried out air strikes inside Syria. Those attacks come in response to mortar fire from Syria over the border in Turkey that killed at least five people, today including a woman and her three children. 
This is a very crucial moment for the potential internationalization the Syria conflict. 
The conflict in Syria has been a grave matter for Turkey for the past several months. Refugees are pouring over the border at a rapid clip, and Turkey has previously warned that it can no longer handle the influx. In the meantime, about Turkish schools [sic] near the border have been shut down the border and residents in Turkey’s border towns are increasingly anxious of the conflict spilling over.
The Reuters link:


Update 1: USA Today:
Wednesday, Turkey struck back. According to the Turkish prime minister's office, Turkish artillery fired on Syrian targets after deadly shelling from the Syrian side hit a Turkish border, killing five people. 
"Our armed forces at the border region responded to this atrocious attack with artillery fire on points in Syria that were detected with radar, in line with the rules of engagement," the Turkish government said in a statement.
Update 2: Russia Today:



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3 comments:

  1. Good job Thom . I haven't heard this news and I hhave loved ones very near the Syrian border in Adana Turkey. Thank you.
    Zoey



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    1. Wo - forgot about that, Zoe. You hearing from them?

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  2. Good job Thom . I haven't heard this news and I hhave loved ones very near the Syrian border in Adana Turkey. Thank you.
    Zoey



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