Turkish military chief vows ‘harsher response’ to border shelling October 10, 2012 - 13:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish Chief of General Staff Gen. Necdet Özel on Wednesday, Oct 10, vowed to give a harsher response to if shelling from neighboring Syria continues to spill over the border after last week's deadly incident which left five Turks dead in a border town, Today’s Zaman reports. Özel, who has been inspection border troops for a couple of days, was in the border town of Akçakale where a Syrian mortar killed five civilians last week. Özel said the Turkish military has instantly launched retaliatory strikes in response to Syrian mortars that hit Turkey since last Wednesday. "We responded but if it continues we will respond with greater force," Özel said. He added that the Syrian military suffered serious damage from Turkish strikes.   Top stories Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesArmenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
