More in After the Arab Spring A woman, her three daughters and another woman were killed when a shell from Syria hit a home in Akcakale

Updated at 8:37 a.m. Eastern

해남출장만남 which would be massively destabilizing for the entire Middle East region, and could even draw in the U.S. as a close Turkish ally.

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu tried to quell those concerns Thursday, saying Turkey had no intention of going to war with Syria, but that it is capable of defending its borders and will defend itself when attacked.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said the U.S. was “outraged that the Syrians have been shooting across the border,” adding that she intended to discuss the matter with Davutoglu.

“It’s a very, very dangerous situation,” Clinton said. “And all responsible nations need to band together to persuade the Assad regime to have a cease-fire, quit assaulting their own people and begin the process of a political transition.”

“This is yet another example of the depraved behavior of the Syrian regime, and why it must go,” said Pentagon press secretary George Little. “We regret the loss of life in Turkey, a strong ally, and continue to monitor the situation closely.”

There was also a hastily called meeting of NATO representatives on Wednesday evening following the artillery fire. A NATO official confirmed to CBS News that the meeting was convened at the request of Turkey within the framework of article 4 of the NATO treaty, which states that “the parties will consult whenever, in the opinion of any of them, the territorial integrity, political independence, or security of the parties is threatened.”

The meeting lasted less than one hour.