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troops arrive in Turkey  US troops have arrived in Turkey to
protect an incoming batch of Patriot missiles. Germany, the
Netherlands and the US are installing them at Turkey's request
to help deal with possible spillovers from the war in Syria.  US
troops began arriving in Turkey on Friday read to operat Patriot
missile batteries - deployed to counter any possible threats
that may arise from the 21-month-long Syrian conflict. Over the
coming days, some 400 personnel and equipment will arrive at the
US Air Force Incirlik Air Base in southern Turkey.  The Germans,
Dutch and Americans are deploying two Patriot surface-to-air
batteries in order to help bolster NATO member Turkey's air
defenses amid the conflict in neighboring Syria. Cross-border
fire has happened already on several occasions in recent months,
affecting Turkey, Lebanon and the Israeli-occupied Golan
Heights.  "The forces will augment Tu