The first two batteries of NATO Patriot missiles arrived from Germany; the US and the Netherlands are each sending two more. The missiles, which are for defensive purposes only, will be fully operational by early February. Turkey asked Belgium for more cooperation against the Kurdistan Workers' Party; leading members of the PKK, including Zübeyir Aydar, are based in Belgium.
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