A Spanish patriot surface-to-air missile launcher in Turkey. Anadolu Agency
Ahval: Turkey's defence minister says U.S. could deploy Patriots to Syrian border
Turkey's Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said during a televised interview on Thursday the United States could deploy U.S.-made Patriot batteries on its southern border to provide protection.
The United States could support Turkey militarily amid escalated tensions in Syria's last rebel-held province of Idlib by deploying Patriot batteries on its border, Akar said. "The United States may have Patriot support," he said.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan last week said Turkey plans striking Russian-backed Syrian forces by air in Idlib.
Citing a senior Turkish official, Bloomberg reported on Thursday that Turkey had asked the United States to deploy two U.S.-made Patriot batteries on Syria border.
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Update #1: Turkish minister says U.S. may send Patriot systems to Turkey to use in Syria's Idlib -- Reuters
Update #2: Turkey Asks America To Send Patriot Missiles To Its Border As Its Troops Die In Syria Airstrikes (Warzone/The Drive)
WNU Editor: Turkey also wants help from NATO .... Turkey informs NATO of Idlib operation, asks for enforcement of no fly zone (Ahval). But NATO is saying no .... NATO has no plans to support Turkey in Syria (Middle East Monitor).
5 comments:
Not only a no, but a Hell no.
Come on, we all saw this coming miles away.. Turkey purposefully, together with Russia, starts a scenario where a NATO engagement with Russia takes place. A situation is thereby created where the NATO commitment will be tested, and publicly so. NATO will not engage with Russia and Putin knows this. Putin is playing major chess now.
Rock Paper scissors. Nukes beats all.
Lets play a game.
When Erdogan calls the White House begging for help, I hope they just put the phone on the shelf and walk away.
How about instead we just give them to the Greeks for free...being that their hostile neighbors now have S-400's...
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