Syrian jet strikes rebel-held border town
- 12 years ago
Perilously close to Turkish soil, the sound of mortars, bombs and gunfire echoes through the Syrian border town of Ras al-Ain.
It's the fourth day of air strikes on the city as the pro-Assad military battles to recapture the area, seized by the Free Syrian Army last Thursday.
A Syrian jet struck twice before circling and dropping more bombs, rocking buildings on the Turkish side of the frontier and sending huge plumes of smoke over Ras al-Ain.
Several people, mostly women and children, rush across the border seeking shelter in neighbouring towns.
Turkey is reluctant to be drawn into a regional conflict, but the proximity of the bombing raids to the border is testing its pledge to defend itself from any violation of its territory.
It's the fourth day of air strikes on the city as the pro-Assad military battles to recapture the area, seized by the Free Syrian Army last Thursday.
A Syrian jet struck twice before circling and dropping more bombs, rocking buildings on the Turkish side of the frontier and sending huge plumes of smoke over Ras al-Ain.
Several people, mostly women and children, rush across the border seeking shelter in neighbouring towns.
Turkey is reluctant to be drawn into a regional conflict, but the proximity of the bombing raids to the border is testing its pledge to defend itself from any violation of its territory.