Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — Turkey has been assembling a portable concrete wall along the border with Syria. Officials said the wall consisted of nine-ton concrete blocks designed for rapid transfer. They said the first phase of the project would span 1.2 kilometers. “The wall was designed to block smuggling routes,” an official said. Officials […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — Turkey has continued to intercept Syrian warplanes. Officials said Syria and Turkey have engaged in dogfights over their mutual border. They said the confrontations have focused on control of the air space over northern Syria, which contains Al Qaida militias. “The Syrians are increasingly using their air defense systems to […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Originally published Sept. 4, 2013 Yossef Bodansky, Senior Editor, GIS/Defense & Foreign Affairs There is a growing volume of new evidence from numerous sources in the Middle East — mostly affiliated with the Syrian opposition and its sponsors and supporters — which makes a very strong case, based on solid circumstantial evidence, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — Syria has maintained tracking of Turkish warplanes. The Turkish military reported that Syria continued to target Turkish aircraft along their joint border. On Nov. 24, the Turkish General Staff said Syrian air defense batteries locked on to a Turkish Air Force F-16 multi-role fighter in the southern province of Hatay. […]