Around 35 soldiers marched on to a floodplain site on the east bank of the River Evros at Melissokomeio yesterday. The invaded area is shaded in red
Daily Mail: Dozens of Turkish soldiers invade and occupy small patch of Greek land, install their flag and set up camp along disputed border
* Around 35 soldiers marched on to a floodplain site on the bank of the River Evros
* At the camp there is a Turkish flag flying from a tree, as troops refuse to leave
* It comes after thousands of Syrian refugees failed to break through into Greece
Turkish troops have invaded and occupied a small patch of Greek land Greece on their contested border.
Around 35 soldiers marched on to a floodplain site on the east bank of the River Evros at Melissokomeio yesterday.
Turkish soldiers and police special forces now have a solid presence within the Greek territory and have camped in the pocket of Apiary at Feres, reports Greek site Army Voice.
At the camp there is now a small Turkish flag flying from a tree. Troops have rejected Greek demands to withdraw.
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Update #1: Greece Accuses Turkey of Occupying Small Piece of Greek Land (VOA)
Update #2: Greece Charges Turkey With 'Land Invasion' After Troops Cross River, Raise Turkish Flag (Zero Hedge)
WNU Editor: Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias is claiming that reports that Turkish troops had occupied a patch of land that is normally submerged at this time of year on Greece’s side of the border are “utterly false”. The Turkish Foreign Ministry has a different point of view .... Turkey will not allow 'fait accompli' on Greek border (Daily Sabah).
