Smoke rises at a border gate in Akcakale, Turkey, near the Syrian border on Sunday, October 7, after a shell fired from Syria. Turkey fired on Syrian government targets in response. No was injured in Sunday's shelling, a witness said. Akcakale is the same town where five Turks were killed last week in another cross-border incident. <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2012%2F07%2F16%2Fmiddleeast%2Fgallery%2Fsyria-unrest%2Findex.html" target="_blank">See photos of Syria's internal violence.</a>
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Smoke rises at a border gate in Akcakale, Turkey, near the Syrian border on Sunday, October 7, after a shell fired from Syria. Turkey fired on Syrian government targets in response. No was injured in Sunday's shelling, a witness said. Akcakale is the same town where five Turks were killed last week in another cross-border incident. See photos of Syria's internal violence.
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Turkish soldiers stand guard in Akcakale on Thursday, October 4. The stray shelling along the border has prompted Turkey to respond with threats and weapons fire, fueling concerns the Syrian civil war will bleed into a greater regional battle.
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Turkish soldiers stand guard in Akcakale on Thursday, October 4. The stray shelling along the border has prompted Turkey to respond with threats and weapons fire, fueling concerns the Syrian civil war will bleed into a greater regional battle.
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Residents check on a damaged house Thursday, where five Turkish civilians were killed by a mortar in the southern border town of Akcakale on Wednesday, October 3.
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Residents check on a damaged house Thursday, where five Turkish civilians were killed by a mortar in the southern border town of Akcakale on Wednesday, October 3.
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A victim's coffin is carried through town Thursday. Turkey hammered Syrian targets in reprisal for the cross-border fire that sent tensions soaring in the region, prompting international calls for restraint.
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A victim's coffin is carried through town Thursday. Turkey hammered Syrian targets in reprisal for the cross-border fire that sent tensions soaring in the region, prompting international calls for restraint.
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A Turkish soldier takes position in the southern border town of Akcakale. Turkish artillery hit targets near the Syrian border town of Tel Abyad for a second day on Thursday, killing several Syrian soldiers, according to activists and security sources.
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A Turkish soldier takes position in the southern border town of Akcakale. Turkish artillery hit targets near the Syrian border town of Tel Abyad for a second day on Thursday, killing several Syrian soldiers, according to activists and security sources.
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Turkish soldiers patrol in Akcakale. Western powers condemned the Syrian strike, with the U.S. saying it was outraged and France warning it threatened global security.
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Turkish soldiers patrol in Akcakale. Western powers condemned the Syrian strike, with the U.S. saying it was outraged and France warning it threatened global security.
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Local women mourn the Turkish civilians on Thursday.
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Local women mourn the Turkish civilians on Thursday.
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Members of parliament attend an emergency session to discuss a bill authorizing the Turkish military to launch cross-border operations in Ankara on Thursday.
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Members of parliament attend an emergency session to discuss a bill authorizing the Turkish military to launch cross-border operations in Ankara on Thursday.
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Turkish soldiers march in Akcakale on Thursday.
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Turkish soldiers march in Akcakale on Thursday.
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Local women mourn victims of the Syrian mortar attack on Thursday.
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Local women mourn victims of the Syrian mortar attack on Thursday.
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Several Syrian shells crashed in Akcakale on Wednesday, October 3. Five people were killed in the attack and many others were wounded after shells fired from the Syrian border town of Tall al-Abyad smashed into buildings across the border.
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Several Syrian shells crashed in Akcakale on Wednesday, October 3. Five people were killed in the attack and many others were wounded after shells fired from the Syrian border town of Tall al-Abyad smashed into buildings across the border.
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Police officers try to help two wounded colleagues on Wednesday.
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Police officers try to help two wounded colleagues on Wednesday.
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Smoke rises after the explosion on Wednesday. <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2012%2F07%2F16%2Fmiddleeast%2Fgallery%2Fsyria-unrest%2Findex.html" target="_blank">See photos of Syria's civil fighting.</a>
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Smoke rises after the explosion on Wednesday. See photos of Syria's civil fighting.
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