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Will any NATO Patriot missile be launched at the Turkey/Syrian border?

Will any NATO Patriot missile be launched at the Turkey/Syrian border?

Asked by: Super Userkruijs in Politics » Middle East
Settled on 03/26/2024 16:58 Settled by Super UserJosef Biesenberger
Winning option:Yes https://www.rferl.org/a/turkey-syria-patriot-missiles/24882218.html

Predictions

Yes
Yes
No missile launched before end of mission
No missile launched before end of mission

Background

The first of six Patriot missile batteries intended to protect Turkey from Syrian threats is operational along the countries' shared border, NATO said Saturday.

The other five batteries, which NATO says are to be for defensive purposes only, are expected to be in place in coming days.

NATO foreign ministers decided in December to deploy the batteries after Syria launched Scud missiles near the Turkish border. In October, errant Syrian artillery shells hit the Turkish border town of Akcakale. The operational missile battery is in the city of Adana. Patriot systems will also be deployed to help protect the Turkish cities of Kahramanmaras and Gaziantep, NATO said.

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said this month that the missile batteries will stay only as long as there is a threat.

http://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/26/world/meast/syria-civil-war/?hpt=hp_t3

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