NATO Commander Gen. Philip Breedlove said that Washigton has no plans to return the US Patriot Missiles to Turkey.
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The US Patriot Missiles removed from Turkey in October for refurbishment will not be returned to the country, but NATO allies will take steps to defend Turkish airspace, NATO Commander Gen. Philip Breedlove said in a Friday press briefing.
“Right now the Patriots are going to be in long-term refurbishment, and there are no plans for those specific Patriots to return,” Breedlove said.
The United States will be working with other NATO members "to look at what contributions other allies may bring to the issue,” Breedlove added.
(Sputnik)
30/10/15
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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The US Patriot Missiles removed from Turkey in October for refurbishment will not be returned to the country, but NATO allies will take steps to defend Turkish airspace, NATO Commander Gen. Philip Breedlove said in a Friday press briefing.
“Right now the Patriots are going to be in long-term refurbishment, and there are no plans for those specific Patriots to return,” Breedlove said.
The United States will be working with other NATO members "to look at what contributions other allies may bring to the issue,” Breedlove added.
(Sputnik)
30/10/15
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Deutschlands „Patriot“-Einsatz in der Türkei beendet...
ReplyDeleteDie früher an der Südgrenze der Türkei positionierten deutschen Patriot-Flugabwehrsysteme sind am 22. Dezember auf einem dänischen Schiff in die Heimat abtransportiert worden, meldet die Agentur Anadolu am Mittwoch unter Berufung auf eine Quelle im Hafen Iskenderun.
Zuvor hatte die Bundesregierung bekannt gegeben, den „Patriot“-Einsatz in der Türkei im Jahr 2016 zu beenden.
Sechs Patriot-Raketenabwehrstaffeln der Nato-Staaten Deutschland, Niederlande und der USA waren Anfang 2013 in der Provinz Gaziantep im Südosten der Türkei stationiert, um den Nato-Partner Türkei gegen mögliche Angriffe aus Syrien zu schützen. Des Weiteren ging es um die Deckung der dort stationierten amerikanischen Flugabwehr-Radaranlagen vor einem eventuellen Angriff von Seiten des Irans........Weiterlesen: http://de.sputniknews.com/militar/20151223/306704003/deutschland-patriot-systeme-aus-tuerkei-abgezogen.html#ixzz3v8cFuG6c
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