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Wednesday, October 10, 2012

NATO Chief Says Ready to Defend Turkey Amid Border Skirmishes With Syria

 

NATO Chief Says Ready to Defend Turkey Amid Border Skirmishes With Syria

Secretary General Rasmussen urged calm to avoid an outbreak of war

by John Glaser, October 09, 2012
amid continued cross-border attacks with its neighbor Syria, but Western powers continue to urge calm and avoid escalation.
Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Tuesday that Turkey can rely on NATO-backing, and that the alliance has “all necessary plans in place to protect and defend Turkey if necessary.”

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