NATO Vows To Back Turkey In Syria Clashes. Is A Broader War Likely? -- Howard LaFranchi, Christian Science Monitor
For the sixth consecutive day, Turkey and Syria have exchanged artillery fire. Neither wants to see the Syrian conflict turn into a regional war, analysts say, but other factors point to rising tensions.
Turkey and Syria exchanged artillery fire for the sixth consecutive day Tuesday, while fighting between Syrian government forces and Syrian rebels raged just across the border.
The regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said it is not targeting Turkey and has apologized for what it says are errant shells slamming into Turkish territory as a result of the fighting. But Turkey, a member of NATO, is responding to the shelling by firing at Syrian Army installations – a scenario that could quickly deteriorate into a broader war of unforeseen ramifications, regional experts say.
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