NATO Praises Turkish Restraint on Syria Shelling
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization praised Turkey’s restraint and pledged support as the country’s top general inspected newly deployed units after cross-border shelling by President Bashar al-Assad’s forces.
Radar-assisted Turkish guns have fired on Syrian artillery units and tanks for six consecutive days in response to the deaths of five people struck by a Syrian shell in the Turkish town of Akcakale on Oct. 3 and other shellings. At least 14 Syrian soldiers were killed, Al Arabiya television reported.