Syrian jets bomb rebel bases near Turkey border


A view is seen of a damaged mosque after Syrian Air Force fighter jets loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad fired missiles, at the town of Ras al-Ain, near the province of Hasaka, 600 km (375 miles) from Damascus, November 26, 2012. REUTERS/Samer Abdullah/Shaam News Network/Handout

BUKULMEZ, Turkey (Reuters) - Syrian warplanes bombed two rebel bases near the Turkish border on Monday sending hundreds of people fleeing across the frontier.

The attacks on the Free Syrian Army positions (FSA) in Atima and nearby Bab al-Hawa came a day before NATO and Ankara were due to start assessing where to station surface-to-air missiles on the Turkish side of the 900-km (560-mile) boundary.

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