Turkey's top brass mulls measures as West ready for strike on Syria

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ANKARA, Aug. 30 -- Turkish leaders and military officials discussed scenarios late Thursday in case of a possible U.S.-led intervention in Syria and measures to be taken against any threat from the neighboring country, local media reported Friday.

President Abdullah Gul received Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, National Intelligence Organization head Hakan Fidan, Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu for separate talks, hours before a security meeting headed by Prime Minister Erdogan with the participation of military, intelligence officials and ministers.

Local media reported that Turkish officials discussed military preparations and Turkey's stance for a possible Western military intervention into Syria.

Turkey has alarmed its armed forces near Syrian border, and the Turkish military has deployed Stinger and I-Hawk missiles along the border, while Ankara signals to take part in an international coalition to intervene in Syria.

It is unlikely that Turkey will offer combat forces, said the report, adding that a U.S. air base in Incirlik in Adana province of southern Turkey could be used as a logistics base in the event of a military strike against Syrian regime targets.

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