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A resident reacts to the death of two of his children who activists said were killed during shelling by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in the al-Ansari area of Aleppo on Thursday, January 3. Click through to view images from Syria from December and January, or
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- NEW: At least 129 people were killed across Syria on Friday, an opposition group says
- For a third day, rebels try to wrest control of a helicopter base from government forces
- Parents of a kidnapped U.S. journalist in Syria are pleading for his release
- An explosion at a gas station in Damascus kills 10 people
(CNN) -- U.S. troops arrived in Turkey on Friday to man Patriot missile defense batteries near the Syrian border, Turkish state media said.
The move was made after Syria launched Scud missiles at cities near the Turkish border. In response, the U.S., Germany and the Netherlands have deployed Patriot air defense missiles to the border region to intercept any Syrian ballistic missiles.
The missiles and troops are under the control of NATO, but the missiles are to be operated by U.S. forces.
A group of 27 U.S. troops landed in Gaziantep, Turkey, where they will survey the Patriot deployment, Turkish state news agency Anadolu said.
U.S. officials did not release any information about the troops' arrival, but had said last month that forces would be deployed to Turkey.
