6 hours agoTurkey Brings Down Two Syrian Army Airplanes in Idlib
Periskopi(6 years ago)
(6 years ago)Turkey's Defence Ministry said Sunday that Turkish forces have crashed two Syrian regime planes in the province of Idlib after these planes had attacked Turkish planes. The regime's “Two SU-24 aircraft have crashed after attacking our” aircraft, the ministry's statement said. The announcement also states that [...]
The regime's “Two SU-24 aircraft have crashed after attacking our” aircraft, the ministry's statement said.
A air defence system, which brought down an armed Turkish threat, is also said to have collapsed, and two other systems have been destroyed.
Turkey launched operation on Sunday “Spring Source” in Idbbi following the deadly attack on Turkish soldiers by Syrian forces in late hours Thursday.
Several dozen more were injured in the attack, writes “Anadolu”.
Following this attack, Turkish President Recep Erdogan has decided to open the doors to the EU to Syrian refugees, arguing that Turkey cannot afford the new wave of immigrants leaving Syria.
