#Erdogan embittered #Assad defiant #NATO stressing that the alliance stands with #Turkey

57 Liz Sly @ LizSly

Risk of military confrontation along volatile Turkey Syria bordergrows; Erdogan embittered, Assad defiant: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/nato-condemns-downing-of-turkish-jet-by-syria/2012/06/26/gJQAjZqs3V_story.html

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BEIRUT — Bolstered by a declaration of support from NATO, Turkey warned Syria on Tuesday that it would retaliate if Syrian forces approach its southern border, 

signaling a significant escalation of tensions between the two neighbors following the downing of a Turkish jet.

The warning coincided with a strong condemnation of Syria by NATO, which weighed into the Syria crisis for the first time with a statement calling the attack on the plane “unacceptable” and stressing that the alliance stands with Turkey “in the spirit of strong solidarity.”