QUESTION: A Syrian/Russian attack killed 33 and wounded 30+ troops from Turkey, @NATO member yesterday. Grounds for an #Article5 response? This is what @NATO says. Follow this thread.
ANSWER: “Article 5 The principle of collective defence is at the very heart of NATO’s founding treaty. It remains a unique and enduring principle that binds its members together, committing them to protect each other and setting a spirit of solidarity within the Alliance...
Collective defence means that an attack against one Ally is considered as an attack against all Allies.
NATO invoked Article 5 for the first time in its history after the 9/11 terrorist attacks against the United States...
NATO has taken collective defence measures on several occasions, for instance in response to the situation in Syria and in the wake of the Russia-Ukraine crisis.
For more visit nato.int/cps/en/natohq/…
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