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NATO ready to defend Turkey from Syria attacks

NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said the military alliance was ready to defend Turkey after repeated exchanges of fire with Syria.

Will NATO be drawn into the Syria conflict? Q & A (VIDEO)

Is the violence in Syria becoming the regional conflict everyone fears?

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (C) sits prior to the start of the Oct. 9, 2012 NATO Defense Ministers meeting at NATO headquarter in Brussels. Rasmussen warned Tuesday against the dangers of the conflict in Syria escalating, saying alliance member Turkey had shown commendable restraint in response to shelling of its border area.

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