German soldiers arrive in Turkey to set up Patriots
ISTANBUL
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A
group of German soldiers and officials have arrived in the southern province of
Kahramanmaraş for preparations to set up Patriots, after the German Parliament
approved the deployment of air defense systems in Turkey against Syria as part
of a NATO mission.
The
German delegation reportedly flew to the southern province of Adana in a cargo
plane belonging to the Turkish Air Forces before crossing to
Kahramanmaraş, Anatolia news agency reported today.
Officials
from the Turkish Armed Forces have been accompanying the German group, the
reports said.
The
German Patriot missile batteries will be positioned about 120 kilometers from
the Syrian border in southern Turkey, with a mandate that will run until
Jan. 31, 2014, according to Agence France-Presse.
