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28. Turkey renews shelling of Syrian targets

Thu Oct 4, 2012, 05:09 AM

Oct 2012

Turkey resumed shelling Syrian government military positions on Thursday morning in retaliation for a mortar round which landed over its border killing five of its citizens.

Turkish state media said artillery units based in the border town of Akcakale had begun striking targets inside Syria early this morning, and that the attacks were continuing.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a London-based monitor, said a number of Assad regime soldiers had been killed in the overnight shelling at a base near the town of Tal al-Abyad.

The shelling, the first direct intervention in the Syrian conflict by an outside power, began on Wednesday night in retaliation for the deaths of five Turkish civilians, a woman and her three daughters and another woman, in Akcakale earlier in the day.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/9585925/Turkey-renews-shelling-of-Syrian-targets.html

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Turkey says it has struck targets in Syria in response to mortar strike across border [View all] Bosonic Oct 2012 OP

We are so not in a position to say anything. aquart Oct 2012 #1

Great points texshelters Oct 2012 #5

No not the MSM PatrynXX Oct 2012 #7

turkey is a member of nato. Robeysays Oct 2012 #25

Turkey has already said no. aquart Oct 2012 #34

The fire is now "out of control" riderinthestorm Oct 2012 #2

Reuters Link: Hissyspit Oct 2012 #3

Whats a couple of Mortar rounds between friends? happyslug Oct 2012 #4

rep 1000+ Dokkie Oct 2012 #8

The US invaded Syria? ButterflyBlood Oct 2012 #9

Ahem UnseenUndergrad Oct 2012 #10

I meant to say Afghanistan Dokkie Oct 2012 #23

Kind of makes you feel sorry for dictators and their armies, doesn't it? pampango Oct 2012 #17

What's a good old-fashioned dictator to do these days? Dokkie Oct 2012 #24

Jesus H. Christ on a flaming pogo stick, now you're defending Kony? (nt) Posteritatis Oct 2012 #27

Buy the propaganda Dokkie Oct 2012 #29

Read up about Kony - he's a danger to several countries muriel_volestrangler Oct 2012 #32

srsly? Robeysays Oct 2012 #26

I am very serious about my accusations Dokkie Oct 2012 #30

One mortar? Two? Not exactly Pearl Harbor. The Turks are overacting this scene. leveymg Oct 2012 #18

GOOD point about not knowing who fired. aquart Oct 2012 #35

Frankly, I'm surprised that Turkey hasn't done this sooner. Javaman Oct 2012 #6

What indicates who fired the mortars ? dipsydoodle Oct 2012 #12

Because the rebels don't have much more than small arms ButterflyBlood Oct 2012 #13

What ? dipsydoodle Oct 2012 #14

The same people taking down Helicopters Dokkie Oct 2012 #31

Mortars *are* small arms. (nt) Posteritatis Oct 2012 #16

Other reports indicate the Location was in area held by the Syrian Army. happyslug Oct 2012 #20

After the jet incident they made it clear they'd start doing this in the future Posteritatis Oct 2012 #15

Actually, the Turkish F-4E penetrated Syrian airspace 4 times before it was shot down leveymg Oct 2012 #19

The next question is: What will the Kurds do? aquart Oct 2012 #36

That is always the next question when dealing with the Turks. Javaman Oct 2012 #37

interesting because azurnoir Oct 2012 #11

Turkey zellie Oct 2012 #21

No, it will not. (nt) Posteritatis Oct 2012 #22

How so? ButterflyBlood Oct 2012 #33

Turkey renews shelling of Syrian targets Bosonic Oct 2012 #28