NATO set to approve missiles for Turkey

NATO foreign ministers are expected on Tuesday to approve Turkey's request for Patriot anti-missile systems to bolster its defense against possible strikes from neighboring Syria.

Ankara, which has been highly supportive of the Syrian opposition, wants the Patriots to defend against possible retaliatory attacks by Syrian missiles.

The Syria crisis is expected to dominate the two-day NATO meeting in Brussels, with a decision on Turkey's request at the top of the agenda.