After a mortar from Syria struck Turkey and killed a woman and five children, Turkey is reported to have consulted the United States and NATO Secretary General Rasmussen, before firing back. It is also reported that Turkey is seeking an urgent NATO meeting on the crisis.
UPDATE: NATO Ambassadors meeting now at NATO HQ (9pm UK time)
The meeting is an Article 4 consultation, not an Article 5 common defence invocation.
Further Update: It is now reported that turkey has struck additional Syrian military targets in Idlib.
UPDATE: NATO Ambassadors meeting now at NATO HQ (9pm UK time)
The meeting is an Article 4 consultation, not an Article 5 common defence invocation.
Further Update: It is now reported that turkey has struck additional Syrian military targets in Idlib.
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