US agrees to send Patriot air defence missiles to Turkey
The US is to send Patriot air defence missiles and 400 troops to Turkey as part of a NATO force to protect Turkish territory from potential missile attacks from Syria.
A number of Syrian shells have already landed in Turkish territory since the conflict in the Arab state began in March last year.
The BBC's world affairs correspondent Mike Wooldridge reports.
14 Dec 2012
- From the section World