Netherlands and Turkey agreed to offer warplanes to join Washington in defending Muslim enclaves.
BRUSSELS (Agencies) - At a meeting of Nato defence ministers yesterday, Britain, the Netherlands and Turkey agreed to offer warplanes to join Washington in defending Muslim enclaves. Ministers discussed the new allied policy to contain the war, under which US aircraft will defend the areas, but only to protect UN troops.
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