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pampango

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5. "Russia ... has asked Damascus to acknowledge officially that the cross-border attack was "a tragic

Reply to dipsydoodle (Reply #1)

Thu Oct 4, 2012, 08:48 AM

Oct 2012

accident" which will not happen again."

Sounds like one of Syria's main ally's believes the mortar fire came from Syrian army. Russia is not telling Assad to deny that his military was the source of the shelling into Turkey.

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Turkey's parliament authorises military action in Syria [View all] Bosonic Oct 2012 OP

"in retaliation for the deaths on Wednesday" dipsydoodle Oct 2012 #1

"Russia ... has asked Damascus to acknowledge officially that the cross-border attack was "a tragic pampango Oct 2012 #5

Unless it hasn't dawned on you yet this is tactical. dipsydoodle Oct 2012 #9

So Turkey should just ignore misfires from Syria into their territory? ButterflyBlood Oct 2012 #10

Turkey has not ignored it dipsydoodle Oct 2012 #12

Turkey's deputy prime minister says Syria has admitted it was responsible for the shelling ... pampango Oct 2012 #16

True from a tactical perspective. It would be better if neither side had uninterrupted flow of arms, pampango Oct 2012 #11

On the subject of the PKK dipsydoodle Oct 2012 #13

Yup. nt bemildred Oct 2012 #17

Trial balloon for NATO Article V end-run around requirement for UNSC resolution leveymg Oct 2012 #2

Possibly connected to... Bosonic Oct 2012 #3

Foreign fighters may now outnumber defected Syrian troops in the FSA leveymg Oct 2012 #6

Oh My Iliyah Oct 2012 #4