The army vowed to retaliate “in multiples” against any fire from Syria; tensions are rising along the border since Kurdish forces seized the town of Ras al-Ayn from the Al Nusrah Front last week. Turkey said it will not tolerate Kurdish autonomy in Syria. A military prosecutor asked for a 25-year sentence for a Turkish soldier indicted for leaking intelligence documents indicating that the Al Nusrah Front was planning a car bomb attack possibly in Turkey. Twin car bombs killed over 50 people in Reyhanli on May 11; and in late May authorities arrested 12 Al Nusrah Front members suspected of planning sarin gas attacks.
