TURKEY: Syrian tanks moving on the hilltops are visible from the Turkish side of the Turkey-Syria border

Record ID: 276261

  • Title: TURKEY: Syrian tanks moving on the hilltops are visible from the Turkish side of the Turkey-Syria border
  • Date: 24th June 2011
  • Summary: HATAY, TURKEY (JUNE 23, 2011) (REUTERS) WATCH TOWER ON HILLTOP IN TURKISH-SYRIAN BORDER AREA, SYRIAN FLAG FLYING ON WATCH TOWER THREE MILITARY VEHICLES DRIVING ALONG HILLTOP, SYRIAN FLAGS FLYING FROM TANKS MORE OF BORDER AREA
  • Embargoed: 9th July 2011 13:00
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  • Location: Turkey, Turkey
  • Country: Turkey
  • Topics: International Relations
  • Reuters ID: LVAAMCRXEPPJUJV9K9CCZDIHLLUB
  • Story Text: Military vehicles including tanks were moving around the hills on the Syrian side of the Turkey-Syria border on Thursday (June 23).
    A Syrian flag was waving on the hills of the border area where fleeing Syrians hoisted a Turkish flag few weeks ago. The increased activity came as Ankara grows increasingly critical of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's military crackdown on anti-government protesters.
    Residents said on Wednesday that Syrian troops deployed on a main road leading from the commercial hub of Aleppo to Turkey.
    Northern Syrian regions bordering Turkey have seen growing protests demanding political freedoms and an end to 41 years of Assad family rule. More than 10,000 refugees have fled from Syria to Turkey.
  • Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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