The head of Turkey’s armed forces says the military will respond with greater force if shelling from across the border in Syria continues. General Necdet Ozel issued the warning Wednesday during a visit to the Turkish border village of Akcakale, where cross-border shelling killed five people last week. Turkey responded to the Syrian shelling with […]
Turkish Military Chief Warns of Greater Response to Further Syrian Shelling
Posted October 10th, 2012 at 6:30 am (UTC-5)
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Turkish Military Chief Warns of Greater Response to Further Syrian Shelling
Posted October 10th, 2012 at 5:10 am (UTC-5)
The head of Turkey’s armed forces says the military will respond with greater force if shelling from across the border in Syria continues. General Necdet Ozel issued the warning Wednesday during a visit to the Turkish border village of Akcakale, where cross-border shelling killed five people last week. Turkey responded to the Syrian shelling with […]
UN Chief Calls for Syrian Ceasefire
Posted October 9th, 2012 at 7:00 am (UTC-5)
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is continuing his calls for Syrian forces to halt their fighting in a bid to bring an end to almost 19 months of conflict. Mr. Ban on Tuesday urged President Bashar al-Assad’s government to institute a unilateral ceasefire, and further stressed the need for other nations to halt arms deliveries to […]
UN Chief Warns of Escalating Syria Conflict Dangers
Posted October 8th, 2012 at 1:45 pm (UTC-5)
Turkey launched a new retaliatory strike Monday after a mortar bomb fired from Syria hit the Turkish countryside as U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned of “extremely dangerous” fallout from the escalating border conflict. Mr. Ban also said he is “deeply concerned” about the continuing flow of weapons to the Syrian government and opposition forces and […]
UN Chief Warns of Escalating Syria Conflict Dangers
Posted October 8th, 2012 at 11:20 am (UTC-5)
Turkey launched a new retaliatory strike Monday after a mortar bomb fired from Syria hit the Turkish countryside as U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned of “extremely dangerous” fallout from the escalating border conflict. Mr. Ban also said he is “deeply concerned” about the continuing flow of weapons to the Syrian government and opposition forces and […]
UN Chief Warns of Escalating Syria Conflict Dangers
Posted October 8th, 2012 at 6:00 am (UTC-5)
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is warning of the dangers of the escalating conflict along the Syria-Turkey border, as well as the effects of the Syrian crisis on neighboring Lebanon. Turkey has launched retaliatory mortar fire at Syria for five days after shells from Syria killed five Turkish civilians in the southeastern border village of Akcakale. […]
Car Bomb Kills 1 in Syrian Capital
Posted October 7th, 2012 at 2:55 pm (UTC-5)
A powerful car bomb has killed at least one person near police headquarters in Syria’s capital. Syrian state media called the blast a “terrorist attack.” The Syrian opposition denies any links to terrorists, but the Sunni extremist group Jabhat al-Nusra has claimed responsibility for bombings in the past. The explosion is the latest of several […]
Turkey Returns Fire at Syria in New Border Incident
Posted October 7th, 2012 at 10:00 am (UTC-5)
Turkey launched retaliatory artillery fire at Syria for a fifth straight day Sunday after a new mortar round struck the southeastern Turkish border village of Akcakale, where five civilians were killed last week by a previous Syrian strike. The Turkish NTV news channel reported that the shell landed in the yard of a public building. […]
Turkey: Syria Fires Again Across Border
Posted October 6th, 2012 at 9:45 am (UTC-5)
Turkish state media say another round of mortar fire from Syria has landed in southern Turkey. The Anatolian news agency says Turkish military returned fire Saturday after the mortar round landed in a rural area amid intense clashes on the Syrian side of the border in Idlib province. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned […]
Turkey Responds to Syrian Shelling
Posted October 6th, 2012 at 4:00 am (UTC-5)
Turkish state media say another mortar bomb from Syria has landed in southern Turkey. The Anatolian news agency says Turkish military returned fire Saturday after the bomb landed in a rural area amid intense clashes on the Syrian side of the border in Idlib province. The latest shelling came a day after Turkish Prime Minister […]
