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Saturday, January 05, 2013

US troops arrive in Turkey to man NATO Patriot missiles

MIM-104 Patriot |US troops began arriving in Turkey to man the Patriot missile systems from NATO expected to help the country repel any missile attacks or aircraft from neighboring Syria.

The systems are expected to become operational later this month, The Associated Press reported.

NATO approved the deployment of the surface-to-air missiles last month on the request of Turkey amid "grave concerns" that Syria could use chemical weapons.

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