Just coming in
Tweeted from Turkey Newspaper Journalist:
Turkey scrambles F-16 fighter jets after Syrian warplanes bombs Ras al-Ain on the Turkish border.
Tensions running high on the border.
https://twitter.com/MahirZeynalov
Comes on heals of report that Syria is moving chemical weapons for possible attack.
Stay tuned for updates.
Confirmed:
Rozalina Chomsky ‏@rozalinachomsky
an #assad warplane has bombed the town of ras al-ain in al-hasakah. +9 people were killed
https://twitter.com/rozalinachomsky
Tweets coming in from MSM sources
Turkey sources are worried Syria may resort to chemical attacks in a desperate last ditch attempt to save Assad from other-throw
https://twitter.com/TradeDesk_Steve
Russia’s Putin to meet Turkey’s Erdogan in Istanbul to discuss Syria
http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/12/03/253038.html
Turkey requested Nato missile defences over Syria chemical weapons fears
https://twitter.com/amandaalhabbal
Turkey Correspondent NRC Handelsblad/NOS News.
Panic at Turkish Syrian border as Syrian jets bomb Ras al Ain, spraying shrapnel and wounded refugees over the border.
https://twitter.com/bramvermeul
Breaking News: “Strong warning” to Assad over chemical arms: Clinton
https://twitter.com/AlArabiya_Eng
CBS News Correspondent DC/State Dept
Sec Clinton says the U.S. would ‘certainly’ plan to take action ‘if it were to occur’ re Assad regime’s use of chemical weapons in Syria
https://twitter.com/margbrennan
CNN:
Erdogan to meet Putin hours after Syrian jets bomb border, sending refugees fleeing to Turkey.
One day before Turks go to NATO to talk Patriots.
Syrian gov forces just bombed Ras al ayn few hundred meters from Turkey border. Civilians fleeing
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hopes NATO allies will reach a deal this week on stationing Patriot missiles in Turkey to defend against possible Syrian attacks, senior US officials said.
The 28 NATO allies meet in Brussels on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Turkey, which has made a formal request to NATO to help it bolster its air defences, is a big supporter of rebels fighting to oust Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad.
http://www.todayszaman.com/newsDetail_getNewsById.action?newsId=300009
Turkey scrambled fighter jets along its border with Syria on Monday after Syrian government forces bombed rebel positions in the frontier town of Ras al-Ain and stray shells flew into Turkish territory, Turkish security sources said.
The security sources said Turkish F-16 jets were scrambled from their base in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir after the air raids on the Free Syrian Army’s headquarters in Ras al-Ain.
Shells landed in the Turkish town of Ceylanpınar, which abuts Ras al-Ain, triggering panic, the sources said. It was not immediately clear whether the shells were fired by forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad or by the rebels.
http://www.todayszaman.com/news-300024-.html
SYRIAN ‘REBEL’ FILMS HIMSELF SHOOTING 10 PRISONERS – WARNING: GRAPHIC VIDEO
US Intelligence: Syria Moving Chemical Weapons For Possible Use Against Rebels…
Video supposedly indicating Hezbollah presence in Qsair, Homs
PRAGUE, Czech Republic — The United States will not tolerate any use of chemical weapons in Syria and will act quickly if that threat appears imminent, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday.
“This is a red line for the United States,” Clinton said. “I’m not going to telegraph in any specifics what we would do in the event of credible evidence that the Assad regime has resorted to using chemical weapons against their own people. But suffice to say we are certainly planning to take action.”
Turkey scrambles jets as Syria bombs border town
Syrian government forces have bombed rebel positions in the frontier town of Ras al-Ain, killing at least 12 people according to opposition activists, and prompting Turkey to scramble fighter jets along the border.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said six of those killed by the air raids on the Syrian town’s Mahatta neighbourhood on Monday were rebel fighters and that 30 people were wounded.
Heavy bursts of anti-aircraft fire shook the Turkish town of Ceylanpinar, which abuts Ras al-Ain, sending residents fleeing for cover.
Columns of smoke rose up from the Syrian side and ambulances rushed the wounded to hospital.
Security sources said Turkish F-16 jets were scrambled from their base in the south-eastern city of Diyarbakir after the air raids on the rebel Free Syrian Army’s headquarters in Ras al-Ain, in a warning to Damascus not to breach Turkish territory.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-12-03/turkey-scrambles-jets-as-syria-bombs-border-town/4406046
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