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In one such incident, a British Tornado aircraft was shot down by a Patriot missile battery.
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The missile battery that is now operational is in the city of Adana.
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The operational missile battery is in the city of Adana.
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Turkish media reported that DHKP-C members earlier this month assaulted German troops they mistook for U.S. soldiers who were accompanying a Patriot-missile battery in southern Turkey set to be deployed along the Syrian border next week.
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When U.S. President Barack Obama arrives in Israel on March 20th for an official state visit to the richly historic country, his itinerary will include a visit to the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, a stop at the Israel Museum to see the Dead Sea Scrolls, and a close-up look at a missile defense battery.
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He will view the Dead Sea Scrolls, which point to an ancient Jewish link to Israel, and he will inspect an Iron Dome battery, a missile-defense system that Israel set up with U.S. help.
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Immediately after landing, he will visit a battery of the anti-missile system, Iron Dome.
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