NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen said the alliance is ready to help member state Turkey in its conflict with neighboring Syria. The conflict was originally one contained within Syrian borders, but transnational strikes have caused death to spill into Turkey as well. The kerfuffle in Syria started twenty months ago, and has continued to escalate. Turkish President Abdullah Gul has been in talks with NATO about securing long-range missiles, but only to defend itself. Gul made the country's position clear, stating that war was "out of the question." The border conflict has resulted, too, in a refugee crisis, leading Turkey to harbor over 100,000 displaced Syrians. Turkey, in response, has asked from $34 million in emergency aid from the International Federation of Red Cross. It is unclear how the situation will develop from this juncture, although with Turkey and NATO making their positions very clear, the burden of action seems to lie solely with Syria.
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Posted by Colin Wescott
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