Ron Burgundy Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey is to make an imminent official request to NATO to station Patriot missiles along its border with Syria, a senior Turkish foreign ministry official said on Wednesday. NATO-member Turkey has already bolstered its own military presence along the 910-km (560-mile) border and has been responding in kind to gunfire and mortar shells hitting its territory from fighting between Syrian rebels and Syrian government forces. "Concerning this topic (Patriot missiles), an imminent official request is to be made," the official told Reuters on condition of anonymity. ... http://news.yahoo.com/turkey-request-nato-missile-defense-syria-border-114408363.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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