Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) walks past the Patriot system as she meets with troops from a German NATO Patriot missile battery at a Turkish military base in Kahramanmaras February 24, 2013.Reuters/Murad Sezer
DoD Buzz: U.S. to Turkey: We’re Taking Those Patriots Home
Just days after Turkey agreed to let the U.S. launch airstrikes against Islamic militants Syria from Incirlik, the U.S. announced its pulling its Patriot missile systems out of the country, apparently because of recent Turkish bombing of Kurds in Iraq.
My colleague, Richard Sisk, has the story at Military.com:
The U.S. announced Sunday that Patriot anti-air and missile batteries and 400 troops deployed to Turkey will be withdrawn following a similar move by NATO ally Germany seen as a protest against Turkish airstrikes on the Kurds.
The Pentagon put out a joint statement by Washington and NATO ally Turkey saying that the Patriot batteries, which were sent to Turkey in 2013 to protect against the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, would return to the U.S. by October.
WNU Editor: This is the U.S. and Germany reacting to Turkey's escalating war against the Kurds. Not surprising .... Turkey is not amused .... Missile withdrawal fires up U.S.-Turkey tensions (Blouin News). More here .... Pro-Erdoğan Newspapers Accuse Germany of Supporting Terrorism (Newsweek).
More News On The U.S. And Germany Deciding To Pull Out Their Patriot Missiles From Turkey
After Delicate Negotiations, U.S. Says It Will Pull Patriot Missiles From Turkey -- NYT
US To Withdraw Patriot Missiles From Turkey, Joining Germany, Amid Escalating Conflict -- IBTimes
U.S. Withdrawing Patriot Missiles from Turkey -- Washington Free Beacon
German army to withdraw Patriot missiles from Turkey border -- Deutsche Welle
Germany to withdraw Patriot missiles from Turkey in 2016 -- AFP
US, Germany to pull Patriot missiles from Turkey -- Press Examiner
Why Did the United States Remove Patriots from Turkey? -- Nick Ottens, Atlantic Sentinel
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Turkey will be withdrawn following a similar move by NATO ally Germany seen as a protest against Turkish airstrikes on the Kurds.
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