Syrian soldiers killed by Turkish fire near border:
Syrian soldiers were killed late Wednesday night and early Thursday during bombing by the Turkish army on a position of the Syrian army on the border between Syria and Turkey, according to a Syrian NGO. The number of soldiers killed has not been clarified. Ref. Source 2
Turkey and Syria trade fire as border skirmishes continue:
Turkey exchanged mortar fire with Syria for a fourth straight day on Saturday as tensions between the two nations remained high. The skirmish comes a day after Turkey's Prime Minister warned Syria not to make a "Fatal mistake". Ref. Source 5
Turkey's PM warns nation 'not far from war' with Syria:
One day after winning blanket authority to send forces into Syria, Turkey's prime minister warned Friday that his country is "Not far from war" and said that it would be a "Deadly mistake" for the Syrian government to test Turkey's will. Ref. Source 2
Journalist Exposes Turkey Delivering Weapons to Syrian Insurgents - Video
Lebanese Journalist for Al Jadeed TV, Yumna Fawaz was embedded with Syrian opposition groups on the Syria-Lebanese border. When she witnessed Turkish officers distributing weapons to insurgent groups inside Syria, as a result she was taken hostage by the Turkish officers and her video tapes siezed. Ref. Source 4
Turkey scrambles fighter planes to Syria border:
Turkey scrambled two fighter planes to the border with Syria on Friday after a Syrian military helicopter bombed the Syrian border town of Azmarin, a Reuters witness said. Ref. Source 6
Turkey probably doesn't like Syria very much. Since the last plane they seized they have now permanently banned any Syrian plane from entering its airspace.
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