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| U.S. Military Vehicles Land At Iskenderun |
| 2003-02-20 |
| Although Ankara and Washington have failed to reach an agreement on the deployment of US forces in Turkey, the build up of US military equipment has apparently started. A number of armoured vehicles and loads of ammunition were discharged from the US Ro-Ro âTellusâ at the port of Iskenderun, on Turkeyâs south eastern Mediterranean coast on Wednesday. In addition, there were also wheeled transport vehicles unloaded from the vessel. The cargo was discharged amidst tight security, supervised by Turkish officials and 50 US soldiers. Current, US experts are upgrading three Turkish ports, including Iskenderun, for possible use should the Turkish parliament approved the deploying of US forces in Turkey. There was also a high level of activity at the Incirlik Airbase near the southern Turkish city of Adana, which is also being renovated. An increased number of fighter and tanker aircraft were seen to take off and later return to the base, which is jointly used by the Turkish, US and British airforces. Just heard on Fox News that Turkish minister said he saw no reason that the deadlock could not be settled soon. Hope so. |
| Posted by:Steve |