NATO deploys Patriot missiles in Turkey

NATO deploys Patriot missiles in Turkey
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Summary NATO began deploying Patriot missiles in Turkey Friday to defend against threats from Syria.

 

BERLIN - The US military s European Command (EUCOM) said that NATO began deploying Patriot missiles in Turkey Friday to defend against threats from neighbouring Syria, said the US military s European Command (EUCOM).

 

US military personnel and equipment arrived at Incirlik Air Base in Turkey to support NATO s Patriot battery deployment on Ankara s request, EUCOM, based in the southwestern German city of Stuttgart, said in a statement.

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