Berlin, Shawwal 30, 1436, Aug 15, 2015, SPA -- Germany will pull out two Patriot missile-defence batteries and 250 soldiers deployed in south-eastern Turkey to thwart attacks from war-torn Syria, dpa quoted a Defence Ministry spokesman as saying Saturday. NATO member Turkey had requested the batteries from the military alliance to shield it against cross-border missiles and Syrian government military aircraft. NATO in 2013 stationed five Patriot missile batteries about 100 kilometres from the Syrian border. Germany and the United States provided two batteries each while the fifth came from Spain. --SPA 12:40 LOCAL TIME 09:40 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w