Turkey declared yesterday that a UN-backed initiative to end the crisis in Syria was dead, after Syrian president Bashar al-Assad's troops opened fire across its border and into Lebanon. Full Article at Independent.ie
Turkey urged its citizens to leave Syria yesterday amid growing signs it is considering a cross-border military operation to enforce a buffer zone. Full Article at Independent.ie
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Turkey already has discussed with NATO, during our ministerial meetings over the last two days, the burden of Syrian refugees on Turkey, the outrageous shelling across the border from Syria into Turkey a week ago, and that Turkey is considering formally invoking Article 4 of the North Atlantic Treaty
Next, we have to keep Assad off balance by leaving options on the table. And Turkey already has discussed with NATO ... over the last two days the burden of Syrian refugees on Turkey, the outrageous shelling across the border from Syria into Turkey a week ago
Syria: Turkey May Invoke NATO’s Protection — Erdogan.
Can Turkey intervene in Syria without the backing of the United Nations, or the United States?
The NATO alliance would look to determine if there is interference in Turkey from Syria in order to invoke Article 5
Turkey is a member of the G-20, the 17th largest economy in the world and has been a leader in backing human rights in Syria. Its energy choices are important
Despite the growing chorus of politicians calling for US leadership in Syria, the Obama administration is adamant that Washington should not take the lead, but follow regional partners, Saudi Arabia and Turkey.
Initially, Turkey sought to build UN-led action against President Assad. When that failed, Turkey turned to the Arab League and Friends of Syria group to build internationally-sanctioned policy against Damascus
Syria is laying landmines near its borders with Lebanon and Turkey, along routes used by refugees to escape the violence, Human Rights Watch reports
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