Friday, October 06, 2006

Report: Turkey to Deploy Troops in Lebanon - New York Times

"Report: Turkey to Deploy Troops in Lebanon

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- Turkey will send its first deployment of peacekeepers to Lebanon next week by dispatching about 260 soldiers to join the international force, private NTV television reported on Thursday.

The Turkish troops would be the first Muslim forces to deploy in Lebanon as part of the expanded U.N. peacekeeping operation there."

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