German Patriot missiles arrive in Turkey

A German cargo ship carrying components of the Patriot surface-to-air missile defense system has docked in the Turkish Mediterranean port of Iskenderun, Anadolu news agency reported. The German missiles are expected to be deployed to the southern Kahramanmaras province by the start of February to defend Turkey's border with Syria. The Netherlands and the US have also each deployed two batteries to protect other stretches of the 900-kilometer frontier. A day earlier, 240 German troops landed in Turkey as part of a NATO mission aimed at preventing the Syrian conflict from spilling across the border.

[link to rt.com]