| Dozens of Syrian Soldiers Defect En Masse to Turkey |
In one of the largest mass military defections since the Syrian conflict began 16 months ago, the soldiers entered the town of Reyhanli with a group of refugees, Turkish news agencies reported.
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| No Turkey-Syria War Looming, NATO Chief Says |
NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has played down the risk of a military confrontation between Turkey and Syria. Rasmussen also said Ankara was justified in beefing up its defenses along the Syrian border, as cited by international media. Turkey, a key NATO member, has strengthened its troop presence and air defenses along its southern border after Syria shot down one of its jets on June 22, heightening tensions between the neighbors caused by an uprising against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. ...
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| Syrian helicopters strike Damascus suburb |
BEIRUT - Syrian attack helicopters bombarded a suburb of Damascus on Monday and Turkey said it had scrambled warplanes near the border in the north, as a 16-month conflict entered a more violent phase and diplomacy appeared to have failed.
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| Will new plan to end Syrian bloodshed work? |
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| Clinton: World may not succeed in Syria |
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| New attempt to end Syrian bloodshed brings optimism, doubt |
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| Tension rises along Turkey-Syria border |
Turkey reports scrambling jets after detecting Syrian helicopters, in the latest example of how the nations' shared frontier has become a potential tinderbox.BEIRUT — Turkey said Sunday that it had scrambled fighter jets along its increasingly tense border with Syria after Syrian helicopters were detected close to the two nations' long frontier.
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| A dud deal in Geneva |
(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) THE tentative agreement hammered out in Geneva on Saturday by the action group for Syria might appear to have satisfied Russia, but in the absence of any commitment on its ...
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| Syria bleeds; Ankara scrambles jets |
(MENAFN - Arab News) Tensions between Turkey and Syria rose yesterday, as Ankara scrambled fighter jets after Syrian helicopters flew close to the border, underlining the mistrust between the ...
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| Tension rises along Turkey-Syria border |
 Turkey reports scrambling jets after detecting Syrian helicopters, in the latest example of how the nations' shared frontier has become a potential tinderbox.BEIRUT — Turkey said Sunday that it had scrambled fighter jets along its increasingly tense border with Syria after Syrian helicopters were detected close to the two nations' long frontier.
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