Is Turkey preparing for war?August 12, 2011 - 20:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On August 12, reservists of the Turkish army were mustered and dispatched to the border with Syria, where to all appearance clashes are expected. Turkish Zaman newspaper quoted a government official as saying that in case of an armed conflict a huge flow of Syrian refugees will head for Turkey. According to official data, 7239 refugees have already penetrated into the country. Earlier, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan had a phone conversation with U.S. President Barack Obama to discuss the situation in Syria. Meanwhile, an Iranian official told the website of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps that if U.S. and Turkey launch a military operation in Syria, Iraqi Kurdistan will become a new Afghanistan. The same official stated that Iran will declare war on Turkey, should the latter break in Syria. However, the post was later removed from the website. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia. Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements. Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of Armenia Henrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |