Patriot missiles to be deployed on Turkey's border with Syria as US puts troops on standby over fears Assad will use chemical weapons

•Patriot missiles will defend against weapons fired at Turkey from Syria
•Reports that U.S. will mobilise if Assad resorts to chemical weapons
•U.S. and allies insist missile batteries will be entirely defensive
Tensions over the Syria crisis are ratcheting up after NATO announced it will deploy missiles near Turkey's southern border to ward off attacks from Assad's regime.

NATO yesterday stated it will deploy Patriot anti-missile systems in the region to shore up defenses against the threat of cross-border attacks from Syria, bringing the U.S. and its allies closer to the civil war raging between president Bashar Assad's regime and rebel forces.


It has also emerged that the United States military is ready to launch military action 'within days' if the regime uses its chemical weapons reserves.
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