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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Turkey ready to protect exclave in Syria
2014-03-27
Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has said the country's armed forces are ready for every possibility regarding Turkish territory in Syria which is home to the symbolically-important Suleyman Shah Tomb, Anadolu Agency reported.
Dang, that made the surprise meter twitch...
Speaking on a private Turkish television channel on Wednesday, Davutoglu said: "Our troops are ready for every possibility in the area; it does not matter even if a bad scenario happens in on election day."

"We, as a government, are responsible for our country's freedom."

Protected by Turkish troops, the Suleyman Shah Tomb -- Turkey's only exclave -- and the surrounding area are located in Aleppo's Manbij district, approximately 30 km from the Turkish border.

Radical Islamist group, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) -- which is locked in intense fighting with anti-government Free Syrian Army (FSA) rebels around the tomb -- has allegedly demanded that Turkish troops leave the region.

Syrian opposition forces are occupying more towns in the Turkmen Bayir-Bucak region as clashes with the regime of President Bashar al-Assad intensify.
Posted by:Steve White

#1  As based on other MSM-Net Artics, IMO "TURKEY'S ENCLAVE IN SYRIA" = can also be indirectly read or interpreted as "TURKEY'S HISTORICAL CLAIMS TO THE CRIMEA".
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2014-03-27 22:32  

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