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(U.S.) Navy jet shoots down Syrian warplane that attacked US-backed rebels
FOX News ^
Posted on 06/18/2017 2:59:50 PM PDT by Strac6
A U.S. Navy fighter jet shot down a Syrian government warplane after it attacked Washington-backed fighters near ISIS' de facto capital of Raqqa, the U.S.-led coalition said Sunday.
In a statement, the coalition said its aircraft "conducted a show of force" to turn back an attack by Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad's forces on the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the town of Ja'Din, south of Tabqah.
The coalition confirmed that a U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet shot down a Syrian Su-22 that had dropped bombs near SDF positions. The coalition said the shootdown took place "in accordance with rules of engagement and in collective self-defense of Coalition partnered forces."
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Syria
KEYWORDS: navair; navy; shootdown; syria; trumpgwot; usnavy
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This story will not end here.
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posted on
06/18/2017 2:59:50 PM PDT
by
Strac6
To: Strac6
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posted on
06/18/2017 3:04:15 PM PDT
by
FreedomStar3028
(Somebody has to step forward and do what is right because it is right, otherwise no one will follow.)
To: Strac6
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posted on
06/18/2017 3:04:29 PM PDT
by
NRx
(A man of integrity passes his father's civilization to his son, without selling it off to strangers.)
To: Strac6
There are no good islam rebels or islam anything.
Sounds like zero is running the show.
Let Russia and Syria wipe out the filth.
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posted on
06/18/2017 3:04:38 PM PDT
by
soycd
To: Strac6
Syria is a sovereign country. We should not be in their airspace shooting down their planes, particularly since we have not declared war on Syria.
The “US backed rebels” are CIA cutouts for weapons delivery to IS et al.
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posted on
06/18/2017 3:06:37 PM PDT
by
Ray76
(DRAIN THE SWAMP)
To: FreedomStar3028
Because we've upped the ante. The game will go on but now our planes are fair targets.
Up to now both sides had been holding back on attacking each others major assets. Not no more.
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posted on
06/18/2017 3:08:01 PM PDT
by
Garth Tater
(Return to sound money and Constitutional governance.)
To: soycd
There are no good islam rebels or islam anything. Assad is islamic ...
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posted on
06/18/2017 3:08:57 PM PDT
by
NorthMountain
(The Democrats ... have lost their grip on reality -DJT)
To: Strac6
Elderly.
To: Strac6
Next Syrian bombing sortie will probably have Russian Su-35 escorts ...
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posted on
06/18/2017 3:10:05 PM PDT
by
PIF
(They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
To: FreedomStar3028
Q: Why not end here?
A: Putin will have to do something in response.
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posted on
06/18/2017 3:10:05 PM PDT
by
Strac6
("We sleep safe in our beds only because rough men stand ready to visit violence on the enemy.")
To: Strac6
Putin knows he’s not dealing with 0bama any more.
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posted on
06/18/2017 3:12:42 PM PDT
by
NorthMountain
(The Democrats ... have lost their grip on reality -DJT)
To: Strac6
US-backed rebels = Al-Nusra = ISIS = Al-Qaeda
All the same guys with different names.
That was dumb shooting down a Syrian Su-22.
To: PIF
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posted on
06/18/2017 3:20:15 PM PDT
by
fivecatsandadog
(DRAIN THE SWAMP. BUILD THE WALL. EFF THE ACTIVIST JUDGES and Obama.)
To: Strac6
Any reports as to the national origin of the Syrian jet’s pilot? Are Russians flying those jets painted in Syrian livery?
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posted on
06/18/2017 3:26:43 PM PDT
by
SERKIT
("Blazing Saddles" explains it all.......)
To: Strac6
Su-35S
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posted on
06/18/2017 3:27:48 PM PDT
by
PIF
(They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
To: Strac6
And how close was the nearest Russian plane?
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posted on
06/18/2017 3:29:05 PM PDT
by
McGruff
(If you tell a lie and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it.)
To: Ray76
Syria is a sovereign country. We should not be in their airspace shooting down their planes, particularly since we have not declared war on Syria.
______________________________________________________
Exactly! When did we declare war on Syria? Has Trump made a statement about this?
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posted on
06/18/2017 3:30:41 PM PDT
by
Bishop_Malachi
(Liberal Socialism - A philosophy which advocates spreading a low standard of living equally.)
To: Ray76
Syria is a sovereign country. We should not be in their airspace shooting down their planes, particularly since we have not declared war on Syria.Agreed. Trump trashes Bush for Iraq and then becomes President and shoots down Syrian planes.
To: Strac6
Sounds like some new ROEs.
I’m guessing that the people who made them know that a precident set is one you have to be prepared to keep.
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posted on
06/18/2017 3:35:49 PM PDT
by
Sequoyah101
(It feels like we have exchanged our dreams for survival. We just have a few days that don't suck.)
To: NRx; SkyPilot; Roman_War_Criminal; Lera
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posted on
06/18/2017 3:39:04 PM PDT
by
SaveFerris
(Hebrews 13:2 Do not forget to entertain strangers, for ... some have unwittingly entertained angels)
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