THE HEAD OF THE TURKISH ARMY THREATENS SYRIA WITH AN EVEN MORE POWERFUL
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armenews.com
jeudi 11 octobre 2012

The Turkish army chief, General Necdet Ozel, Syria threatened
Wednesday a “more powerful response” if they continued to fire his
Turkish territory, reported the television.

“We said (to Syrian shots). If they continue, we will retaliate in a
way more powerful, “said Gen. Ozel touring the Turkish border village
of Akcakale (southeast), where five civilians were killed on October 4
by shooting Syrian resulted in several responses of Turkish artillery.

Gen. Ozel, with other leading commanders of the army, an inspection
of the troops deployed on the border with Syria, also stressed that
the Turkish aftershocks had caused “significant losses” in Syria,
without other precision according to the news channel NTV.

Since the bombing of the village of Akcakale, the Turkish army to
respond blow for blow up shots Syrian Turkish territory by targeting
positions held by troops loyal to President Bashar al-Assad. Turkey,
a NATO member, broke with the regime in Damascus and its soil welcomes
approximately 100,000 Syrian refugees.

The Secretary General of NATO, Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Tuesday urged
Turkey and Syria to “avoid escalation” and to be “moderate.”

NATO “is an alliance based on the principle of solidarity and,
of course, Turkey can count on the solidarity,” Mr. Rasmussen also
stressed.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress