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To: DIRTYSECRET
"Plane Carrying Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Reportedly Disappears"

Probably just turned off its transponders to prevent tracking.

Not that that could prevent the US or Israels from knowing where it is, but it just prevents other actors from knowing.

5 posted on 12/08/2024 4:21:33 AM PST by Psalm 73 ("You'll never hear surf music again" - J. Hendrix)
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To: Psalm 73

Precisely.
His MIL handlers would be stupid to keep the Xponder on.
It keeps the under-funded, open-source rebels from tracking him to destination.
MIL has no problem.
There are likely several nations’ AWACS up and watching.


6 posted on 12/08/2024 4:30:03 AM PST by Cletus.D.Yokel (When I say "We" I speak of, -not for-, "We the People")
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To: Psalm 73

The recorded flight path is a bit sketchy.

https://x.com/Breaking911/status/1865610591278141628


7 posted on 12/08/2024 4:53:11 AM PST by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again," )
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