Syria-Turkey: War Unlikely Despite Border Violence

Despite two days of Turkish artillery fire into Syria in response to an October 3 Syrian mortar bomb that hit a Turkish town and Turkey’s parliament authorizing military operations against Syria, war between the two nations does not appear likely. While the aftermath of the Syrian attack showed that Turkey is prepared to aggressively defend its territory, it also indicated that there is little support from Europe or the United States to join Turkey for possible military action against Syria.

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