NATO Ministers Agree To Boost Security And Air Defense Measures For Turkey

Foreign ministers from NATO and partner nations meet at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, December 1, 2015. REUTERS/Yves Herman

Reuters: NATO allies act to strengthen Turkey's defenses

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The NATO allies plan to send patrol aircraft and missiles to strengthen Ankara's defenses on its border with Syria, officials said on Tuesday, following Turkey's shooting-down of a Russian bomber.

As NATO countries seek to reassure Ankara over the fallout of Russia's incursions into its air space, a decision by Germany and the United States to remove their Patriot missile batteries from Turkey left other allies to fill the gap.

While the German and U.S. steps were announced weeks ago, Russia's surprise intervention in Syria's civil war in September has galvanized NATO countries to offer additional help to Turkey's air force. Spain is now the only NATO nation with Patriots in Turkey.

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