Turkey Retaliates after Shelling from Syria Kills Five

(Reuters) Seyhmus Cakan and Kadir Celikcan - Turkish artillery hit targets inside Syria on Wednesday, killing several Syrian soldiers, after a mortar fired from Syria hit a residential neighborhood in Turkey, killing five Turkish civilians. A ruling party deputy told Turkish television that Turkey's parliament is planning to extend the authorization for its military to carry out cross-border operations to include operations in Syria, in addition to allowing strikes on Kurdish militant bases in northern Iraq.


2012-10-04 00:00:00

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