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Posted: 1/7/2013 7:48:20 AM EST
A camouflaged convoy of Dutch military trucks carrying two batteries of Patriot missiles is lined up for a media opportunity before departing De Peel Air Base in Vreedepeel, southern Netherlands, Monday Jan. 7, 2013. A total of 12 Patriot missile launching systems from the Dutch military are on its way to help Turkey defend its border against Syrian rockets. The missile batteries are being shipped to Turkey and are scheduled to be fully operational by January 26th. (AP Photo/Mark D. Carlson)
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Posted: 1/7/2013 7:03:29 AM EST
Army trucks drive on highway A20 near Vietow , eastern Germany on their way to Luebeck-Travemuende harbour, Sunday Jan. 6, 2013. Patriot missile batteries were being prepared for shipment from Germany to Turkey on Sunday as part of efforts meant to protect the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) ally from potential Syrian warheads.The US, Germany and the Netherlands are each deploying two batteries of the US-built defence system to boost Turkey's air defences against any spillover from Syria's nearly two-year civil war. (AP Photo/dapd/Jens Koehler)
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Posted: 1/7/2013 7:03:29 AM EST
Army trucks drive on highway A20 near Vietow , eastern Germany on their way to Luebeck-Travemuende harbour, Sunday Jan. 6, 2013. Patriot missile batteries were being prepared for shipment from Germany to Turkey on Sunday as part of efforts meant to protect the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) ally from potential Syrian warheads. The US, Germany and the Netherlands are each deploying two batteries of the US-built defence system to boost Turkey's air defences against any spillover from Syria's nearly two-year civil war (AP Photo/dapd/Jens Koehler)
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Posted: 1/7/2013 7:03:29 AM EST
Trucks leave the German military barracks in Vietow , eastern Germany on their way to Luebeck-Travemuende harbour, Sunday Jan. 6, 2013. Patriot missile batteries were being prepared for shipment from Germany to Turkey on Sunday as part of efforts meant to protect the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) ally from potential Syrian warheads. The US, Germany and the Netherlands are each deploying two batteries of the US-built defence system to boost Turkey's air defences against any spillover from Syria's nearly two-year civil war. (AP Photo/dapd/Jens Koehler)
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Posted: 12/31/2012 7:26:22 AM EST
Flags of Turkey and the European Union are fluttered by the wind side by side in Istanbul in this file photo taken September 25, 2005. REUTERS/Fatih Saribas
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Posted: 12/18/2012 1:13:30 PM EST
NBC chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel, center, NBC Turkey reporter Aziz Akyavas, left, and an unidentfied NBC crew member speak during a news conference in Reyhanli, Turkey, Tuesday, Dec. 18. 2012. More than a dozen pro-regime gunmen kidnapped and held NBC's chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel and several colleagues for five days inside Syria, threatening them with mock executions and blindfolding them before the team finally escaped unharmed during a firefight between their captors and rebels, Engel said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Anatolia) TURKEY OUT, ONLINE OUT
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Posted: 12/18/2012 1:13:30 PM EST
NBC chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel, center, NBC Turkey reporter Aziz Akyavas, left, and an unidentfied NBC crew member speak during a news conference in Reyhanli, Turkey, Tuesday, Dec. 18. 2012. More than a dozen pro-regime gunmen kidnapped and held NBC's chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel and several colleagues for five days inside Syria, threatening them with mock executions and blindfolding them before the team finally escaped unharmed during a firefight between their captors and rebels, Engel said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Anatolia) TURKEY OUT, ONLINE OUT
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Posted: 12/18/2012 10:33:32 AM EST
This image taken from undated amateur video posted on the Internet shows NBC chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel, center, with NBC Turkey reporter Aziz Akyavas, left, and NBC photographer John Kooistra, right, after they were taken hostage in Syria. More than a dozen heavily armed gunmen kidnapped and held Engel and several colleagues for five days inside Syria, keeping them blindfolded and tied up before they finally escaped unharmed during a firefight between their captors and anti-regime rebels, Engel said Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012. The Arabic writing on the wall reads, "or we will burn."(AP Photo/Amateur Video)
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Posted: 12/18/2012 7:48:25 AM EST
In this image made from video, NBC chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel exits a car after crossing back into Turkey, after they were freed unharmed following a firefight at a checkpoint after five days of captivity inside Syria, in Cilvegozu, Turkey, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012. Engel told the Turkish news agency Anadolu that he and his colleagues are "very happy to be out" and they are "very tired." (AP Photo/Anadolu via AP TV) TURKEY OUT, TV OUT
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Posted: 12/18/2012 7:48:25 AM EST
In this image made from video, NBC chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel, right, shakes hands with an unidentified person after crossing back into Turkey, after they were freed unharmed following a firefight at a checkpoint after five days of captivity inside Syria, in Cilvegozu, Turkey, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012. Engel told the Turkish news agency Anadolu that he and his colleagues are "very happy to be out" and they are "very tired." (AP Photo/Anadolu via AP TV) TURKEY OUT, TV OUT
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Posted: 12/14/2012 6:03:42 AM EST
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, right, walks off of his plane and shakes hands with 10th Tanker Base Commander Brig. Gen Serdar Gulbas, center, Col. Christopher E. Craige, at left, Commander of the 39th Air Base Wing at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. Panetta stopped to visit troops in Turkey before heading home after spending three days in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool)
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Posted: 12/9/2012 8:38:31 AM EST
Syrian refugees cross from Syria to Turkey by the Orontes river, near the village of Hacipasa, Turkey, Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012. Syrian rebel commanders have elected a new 30-member leadership council and a chief of staff, a senior rebel said Saturday in a major step toward unifying the opposition that is fighting to oust President Bashar Assad. The Supreme Military Council, which was chosen Friday during a meeting in Turkey, will work with the political leadership that was chosen last month in Qatar. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)
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Posted: 12/8/2012 12:23:17 PM EST
In this Friday, Dec. 07, 2012 photo, damaged buildings are seen along a desolate street on the front line after several weeks of intense battles between rebel fighters and troops loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the Amarya district of Aleppo, Syria. As fears grow in the West that Syrian President Bashar Assad will unleash chemical weapons as an act of desperation, NATO moved forward Thursday with its plan to place Patriot missiles and troops along Syria's border with Turkey to protect against potential attacks. (AP Photo/Narciso Contreras)
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Posted: 12/8/2012 11:48:24 AM EST
In this Friday, Dec. 07, 2012 photo, Syrian rebels throw a smoke device during clashes with troops loyal to President Bashar Assad in Aleppo, Syria. As fears grow in the West that Assad will unleash chemical weapons as an act of desperation, NATO moved forward Thursday with its plan to place Patriot missiles and troops along Syria's border with Turkey to protect against potential attacks. (AP Photo/Narciso Contreras)
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Posted: 12/8/2012 11:48:24 AM EST
In this Friday, Dec. 07, 2012 photo, a Syrian rebel aims toward troops loyal to President Bashar Assad during clashes in Aleppo, Syria, Friday. As fears grow in the West that Assad will unleash chemical weapons as an act of desperation, NATO moved forward Thursday with its plan to place Patriot missiles and troops along Syria's border with Turkey to protect against potential attacks. (AP Photo/Narciso Contreras)
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Posted: 12/8/2012 11:48:24 AM EST
In this Friday, Dec. 07, 2012 photo, a Syrian rebel recites verses of the Quran after clashes with troops loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad in Aleppo, Syria. As fears grow in the West that Assad will unleash chemical weapons as an act of desperation, NATO moved forward Thursday with its plan to place Patriot missiles and troops along Syria's border with Turkey to protect against potential attacks. (AP Photo/Narciso Contreras)
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Posted: 12/8/2012 11:48:24 AM EST
In this Friday, Dec. 07, 2012 photo, a rebel fighter throws a grenade toward Syrian troops loyal to President Bashar Assad during clashes in Aleppo, Syria, Friday. As fears grow in the West that Syrian President Bashar Assad will unleash chemical weapons as an act of desperation, NATO moved forward Thursday with its plan to place Patriot missiles and troops along Syria's border with Turkey to protect against potential attacks. (AP Photo/Narciso Contreras)
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Posted: 12/8/2012 11:48:24 AM EST
In this Friday, Dec. 07, 2012 photo, damaged buildings are seen along a desolate street on the front line after several weeks of intense battles between rebel fighters and troops loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the Amarya district of Aleppo, Syria. As fears grow in the West that Syrian President Bashar Assad will unleash chemical weapons as an act of desperation, NATO moved forward Thursday with its plan to place Patriot missiles and troops along Syria's border with Turkey to protect against potential attacks. (AP Photo/Narciso Contreras)
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Posted: 12/8/2012 11:48:23 AM EST
ALEPPO: In this Friday, Dec. 07, 2012 photo, damaged buildings are seen along a desolate street on the front line after several weeks of intense battles between rebel fighters and troops loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the Amarya district of Aleppo, Syria. As fears grow in the West that Syrian President Bashar Assad will unleash chemical weapons as an act of desperation, NATO moved forward Thursday with its plan to place Patriot missiles and troops along Syria's border with Turkey to protect against potential attacks. AP/PTI(AP12_8_2012_000134A)
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Posted: 12/6/2012 5:43:44 AM EST
German Defence Minister Thomas de Maiziere, left, and German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle , right, talk as they arrive for the weekly cabinet meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012. Germany's Cabinet on Thursday approved sending German Patriot air defense missiles to Turkey to protect the NATO member against possible attacks from Syria, in a major step toward possible Western military role in the Syrian conflict. Defense Minister Thomas de Maiziere told reporters that two batteries with a total of 400 soldiers would be sent to the border area under NATO command for one year, although the deployment could be shortened. The decision must be endorsed by the German Parliament, but approval is all but assured. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
