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Turkish tank exercises near Syria border   

Gulf Times - 02 August, 2012

Turkey’s army staged tank exercises near the Syrian border yesterday, Turkish officials said, in a move highlighting Ankara’s unease about security on the frontier.

The exercises were held after a series of Turkish military deployments to the area prompted by the spiralling violence in the 17-month uprising against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. There is no indication Turkish forces will cross the border.

About 25 tanks took part in the exercises in the Nusaybin district of Mardin province, just 2 km from the Syrian border, state-run Anatolian news agency said, quoting Mardin’s governor as saying they would last several days.

The manoeuvres, overseen by local commanders, were conducted by the Mardin 70th Mechanised Brigade, Dogan news agency said.

The Syrian city of Qamishli is immediately across the border from Nusaybin. Ankara is concerned about reports that a Kurdish group linked to militants of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) is exerting control in Kurdish areas of northern Syria.
 
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