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Source: http://www.dw.de/why-were-german-soldiers-attacked-in-turkey/a-16547390
German Soldiers Attacked in Turkey
(Deutsche Welle-Germany) The Turkish government demanded the assistance of NATO allies to defend itself against potential rocket attacks from Syria. Yet barely had German soldiers set foot on Turkish soil when they were met by protests and physical attacks by Turkish citizens. For weeks now, groups of nationalists, communists and Islamists have been protesting against the installation of Patriot missiles in Turkey. The attack on German soldiers in Iskenderun this week was the culmination of those demonstrations. The protests have made it clear that the German army has stepped into a storm of aggressive, widespread anti-Americanism.