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Turkey's parliament authorises military action in Syria | Turkey's parliament authorises military action in Syria |
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Turkey's parliament has authorised cross-border military action against Syria, if required by the government. | |
The bill, which was passed 320-129, gives the government authority for one year to send troops into Syria or carry out strikes against Syrian targets. | |
Deputy Prime Minister Besir Atalay said the priority was to act in co-ordination with international bodies. | |
Turkey has been firing at targets inside Syria, in retaliation for the deaths of five civilians. | |
Two women and three children died in Akcakale or on the Turkey-Syria border in shelling by Syria. | |
Ankara's response marks the first time it has fired into Syria during the 18-month-long unrest there. | Ankara's response marks the first time it has fired into Syria during the 18-month-long unrest there. |
Government sources have said Turkey is not planning to declare war on Syria. | |
The UN Security Council is to meet later, following a Turkish request for the body to take "necessary action" to stop Syrian "aggression". | The UN Security Council is to meet later, following a Turkish request for the body to take "necessary action" to stop Syrian "aggression". |
Nato has held an urgent meeting to support Turkey, demanding "the immediate cessation of such aggressive acts against an ally". | Nato has held an urgent meeting to support Turkey, demanding "the immediate cessation of such aggressive acts against an ally". |
The US, the UK, France and the European Union have already condemned Syria's actions. | The US, the UK, France and the European Union have already condemned Syria's actions. |
Russia, which is allied to President Bashar al-Assad's government, has asked Damascus to acknowledge officially that the cross-border attack was "a tragic accident" which will not happen again. | Russia, which is allied to President Bashar al-Assad's government, has asked Damascus to acknowledge officially that the cross-border attack was "a tragic accident" which will not happen again. |
In Syria itself as many as 21 members of Syria's elite Republican Guards have been killed in an explosion and firefight in the Qudsaya district of Damascus, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) told the BBC. | In Syria itself as many as 21 members of Syria's elite Republican Guards have been killed in an explosion and firefight in the Qudsaya district of Damascus, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) told the BBC. |
The SOHR is one of the most prominent organisations documenting and reporting incidents and casualties in the Syrian conflict. The group says its reports are impartial, though its information cannot be independently verified. | The SOHR is one of the most prominent organisations documenting and reporting incidents and casualties in the Syrian conflict. The group says its reports are impartial, though its information cannot be independently verified. |
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