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An officer directs operations as Turkish tanks deploy on the Syrian border. Photo: AFP

Ankara: The NATO alliance has drawn up a strategy to defend Turkey if it is attacked along its border with Syria, a Turkish official says.

Defence Minister Ismet Yilmaz, whose country is a NATO member, said the alliance did that at his government's request as Islamic State militants, who have captured a large swath of Iraq and Syria, are trying to take the Syrian town of Kobane near the Turkish border.

"If there is an attack, NATO's joint defence mechanisms will be activated," Mr Yilmaz told reporters.

Turkish tanks line up on a hill overlooking the Syrian city of Kobane, near the Turkish border. Photo: AFP

"From the moment the incidents relating to Syria first started, we asked NATO to prepare for possibilities to make plans. NATO prepared a plan taking various alternatives into account.

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"Therefore, if there is an attack on Turkey, NATO will bring about the provisions of Article 5 of the Washington Convention."

Article 5 states that an attack against one NATO member shall be considered an attack against all members.

A Kurdish man watches fighting in Kobane. Photo: AFP

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NATO will stand by member state Turkey if it comes under attack as a result of the fighting just across the border in Syria, alliance Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday. ISIS militants on Monday raised their flag on the eastern outskirts of the Syrian town of Kobani, six miles from Turkish territory. Stray fire from fighting around the town has hit Turkish land.

"The main responsibility for NATO is to protect all allied countries. Turkey is a NATO ally and our main responsibility is to protect the integrity, the borders of Turkey and that is the reason why we have deployed Patriot missiles in Turkey to enhance, to strengthen the airfence of Turkey," Stoltenberg told a news conference during a visit to Poland.

A senior NATO official told NBC News: "Turkey, as a Member of NATO, is under the protection of Article 5 of the Washington Treaty so of course NATO would be prepared to assist if Turkey asked NATO to invoke Article 5."

Reuters contributed to this report.

First published October 6 2014, 7:57 AM

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ANKARA, Turkey Turkey, a NATO member, says the alliance has drawn up a strategy to defend the country if it is attacked along its border with Syria.

Defense Minister Ismet Yildiz said Monday that NATO did that at Turkey's request as Islamic State militants, who have captured a large swath of Iraq and Syria, are trying to take the Syrian town of Kobani near the Turkish border.

NATO is required to help protect member countries from military attacks.

Yildiz told reporters: "If there is an attack, NATO's joint defense mechanism will be activated."

Kurdish forces are defending Kobani, but two banners of the Islamic State group were raised over a building and a nearby hill on Monday, suggesting that the militants may have broken through the Kurdish perimeter.

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WARSAW, Poland, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg reiterated NATO's commitment to defending its allies during a visit to Poland on Monday.

"NATO's most important task is to protect and defend our nations against attack," Stoltenberg underlined following his meetings with Polish President Bronisaw Komorowski and Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz.

"We will defend our Allies, all Allies."

Stoltenberg's trip to Warsaw, his first country visit since beginning his term as secretary general on Oct. 1, comes at a time of heightened concern about Russian aggression and the rise of Islamic extremism in the Middle East.

The NATO head's talks with Polish leaders focused, in part, on Russian actions in Ukraine and related international security challenges.

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