New York Times | Iran Warns Turkey Over NATO's Missile System - ABC News ABC News A top Iranian military commander warned Turkey on Saturday against stationing NATO anti-missile systems on its territory, saying such a move risks conflict with Syria. The remarks by army chief of staff Gen. Hassan Firouzabadi were carried on state TV ... US troops will man Patriot batteries along Turkey's border with Syria UPDATE 2-Patriot missiles in Turkey threaten "world war" -Iran army chief Iran: Patriot missiles in Turkey risk 'world war' |
Patriot missiles in Turkey threaten "world war" -Iran army chief Reuters DUBAI Dec 15 (Reuters) - The planned deployment of NATO Patriot missiles on the Turkey-Syria border could lead to a "world war" that would engulf Europe, Iran's military chief of staff was quoted as saying on Saturday. Turkey asked NATO for the Patriot ... |
Al-Arabiya | Turkey seizes PKK marijuana stash in major crackdown - International - World ... Ahram Online The Turkish army has seized more than 20 tonnes of marijuana from Kurdish rebels in what local authorities said Saturday was one of the biggest ever crackdowns on "terrorist income." "We have unearthed 21-tonnes of marijuana, as well as several cells ... Turkey seizes drugs, guns, ammo in raid on Kurdish rebels |
Scotsman (blog) | Adopt a turkey, name it, watch it grow – then eat it - Odd - Scotsman.com Scotsman (blog) IF other turkeys knew about this, they might even vote for it. An organic farm near West Linton has launched an adopt-a-turkey scheme so that Scots can pay for their Christmas dinners' bed and board, visit them at their luxury accommodation and even ... |
Wall Street Journal | U.S. to Deploy Defense Systems to Turkey - WSJ.com Wall Street Journal INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey—U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta Friday ordered the deployment of two batteries of Patriot air-defense systems, along with some 400 American troops to man them, to Turkey as part of a North Atlantic Treaty Organization ... |
Press TV | Turkey's patriot missiles pave the way for world war: Iran cmdr. Press TV Chairman of Iran's Armed Forces Chiefs of Staff Major General Hassan Firouzabadi has warned that deployment of NATO Patriot missiles along Turkey's border with Syria can pave the way for a “world war.” “Every one of these patriot missiles is a dark ... |
US to Send 2 Missile Units to Turkey to Deter Syrians New York Times WASHINGTON — The United States plans to send two Patriot missile batteries and about 400 military personnel to Turkey to defend against a possible Syrian missile attack, two allied officials said Thursday. |
Syria-Turkey Conflict: Leon Panetta Reportedly Signs Order To Send Missiles ... Huffington Post INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey -- The U.S. will send two batteries of Patriot missiles and 400 troops to Turkey as part of a NATO force meant to protect Turkish territory from potential Syrian missile attack, the Pentagon said Friday. Defense Secretary Leon ... |
NBCNews.com | US to send missiles, troops to Turkey in bid to deter Syria NBCNews.com "We are deploying two patriot batteries here to Turkey along with the troops that are necessary to man those batteries, so that we can help Turkey have the kind of missile defense it may very well need in dealing with threats that come out of Syria ... |
NPR (blog) | Syrian Crisis: Turkey Getting Patriot Missiles, Some US Troops To Operate Them NPR (blog) Panetta told CBS News that when the systems are in place, in about a month, Turkey "will be able to have a pretty complete defense missile protection system ... because of their concerns about that region and the threats that they think they are ... |