Turkish troops and military vehicles head towards the border with Syria on Thursday.<br/> <br />The move comes after Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan gave orders to react to any Syrian threat approaching the frontier.<br/> <br />Erdogan, who has given shelter in the border area to rebels fighting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, announced the new rules of engagement after Syrian air defences shot down a Turkish warplane last Friday.<br/> <br />According to Turkish news agencies, a convoy of 30 military vehicles - including trucks loaded with missile batteries - was en route to the border.<br/> <br />A separate convoy included anti-aircraft missile launchers, according to a Turkish news agency.<br/> <br />Roads were closed to traffic as the convoys, escorted by police vehicles, passed by.<br/> <br />Travis Brecher, Reuters
