Sunday, July 1, 2012

Syria: CNN And Turkey Notch Up Their Propaganda For NATO Strikes On Syria.

Turkey scrambled fighter jets three separate times Saturday as Syrian helicopters neared the border between the two countries, Turkey's military said Sunday.

The helicopters were in Syrian airspace, but were getting close to the border, the armed forces statement said.

The jets -- a total of six -- were scrambled twice out of Incirlik, and once out of Batman, it said.
The incident underscores rising tensions between the two nations in the wake of Syria's downing a Turkish F-4 Phantom jet on June 22....read more


http://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/01/world/meast/turkey-syria-tensions/index.html