Turkey Announced Issues Warning In Syria Border

Turkey says its military rules of engagement have changed after Syria shot down a Turkish plane that strayed into its territory.

PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan told parliament that if Syrian troops approached Turkey's borders, they would be seen as a military threat.

Meanwhile Nato has expressed its condemnation of Syria's attack as well as strong support for Turkey.

Syria insists the F-4 Phantom jet was shot down inside Syrian airspace.

The plane crashed into the eastern Mediterranean and its two pilots are missing.

In Syria itself, opposition activists have reported fierce fighting near Republican Guard positions in suburbs of Damascus.

There were clashes in Qadsaya and al-Hama, around 8km (5 miles) from the centre of the city, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights told AFP news agency. The British-based organisation also said security forces had entered the Barzeh area of Damascus.

Thirty people were killed across Syria, including 15 in the capital's suburbs, according to activists from the Local Co-ordination Committees.

Syrian state media said 10 "terrorists" were killed in the suburb of Douma on Monday night.

Fighting was also reported in the old city of Homs, where international Red Cross workers have so far failed in their attempt to reach trapped civilians.

International media cannot report freely in Syria and it is impossible to verify the reports.

1. F-4 Phantom takes off from Erhac airbase, Turkey, at approximately 10:28 local time (07:28 GMT), on 22 June

2. Syria says the jet enters its airspace at 11:40 (08:40 GMT)

3. Turkish military loses contact with the plane at 11:58 (08:58 GMT), while it is over Hatay province

4. Syria says its air defences engaged aircraft about 1km (0.5 nautical miles) from the coast and that it crashed into the sea 10km (5 nautical miles) west of Om al-Tuyour. Turkey says the plane was 24km (13 nautical miles) from Syria, which under international law is considered international airspace.

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