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Russia investigates the claimed shoot-down of a cargo jet in Sudan’s Darfur region
WJHL ^ | 10/21/2024 | Jon Gambrell AP

Posted on 10/21/2024 11:01:46 AM PDT by marcusmaximus

Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces said Monday they shot down a cargo jet in the country’s far western reaches of Darfur, a claim that Russian diplomats said they were trying to investigate in the war zone.

Few details of the purported shoot-down were immediately available. Mobile phone footage showed what appeared to be a debris field with fighters showing off what appeared to be identity documents recovered from the crash.

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Ooops. Friendly fire.
1 posted on 10/21/2024 11:01:46 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
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To: marcusmaximus

What Kursk doink?


2 posted on 10/21/2024 11:05:28 AM PDT by kiryandil (Kraft durch Freude! - The Kamunist and The Walzrus )
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To: marcusmaximus; JonPreston

And speaking of planes:

U.S. Shifts Ukraine’s F-16 Training to Focus on Younger Pilots
>> Decision could extend timeline for Kyiv to have full squadron ready for the battlefield

https://www.wsj.com/world/u-s-shifts-ukraines-f-16-training-to-focus-on-younger-pilots-f8b97cfd


3 posted on 10/21/2024 11:14:37 AM PDT by kiryandil (Kraft durch Freude! - The Kamunist and The Walzrus )
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To: kiryandil

An interesting report out of the UAE, which actually supports the rebels at war with the so-called central government. The destruction of a cargo plane unknown to the RSF indicates for the first time the Russians are supporting the Islamist government that has moved its operation to the far east and Port Sudan.


4 posted on 10/21/2024 11:15:41 AM PDT by Bookshelf
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To: kiryandil

Africans shot down that Russian transport.


5 posted on 10/21/2024 11:18:26 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
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To: marcusmaximus

Tell your Kamala Harris to focus on The failing Ukraine Project.


6 posted on 10/21/2024 11:20:56 AM PDT by kiryandil (Kraft durch Freude! - The Kamunist and The Walzrus )
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To: Bookshelf

It should be noted that important arms merchant Viktor Bout was just freed thanks to Biden, and one of his old stomping grounds was the Sudan.


7 posted on 10/21/2024 11:22:55 AM PDT by Bookshelf
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8 posted on 10/21/2024 11:23:52 AM PDT by Who is John Galt? ("...mit Pulver und Blei, Die Gedanken sind frei!")
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To: marcusmaximus

9 posted on 10/21/2024 11:28:42 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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To: marcusmaximus

Just a gas pipeline way up in the air.


10 posted on 10/21/2024 11:32:20 AM PDT by blackdog ((Z28.310) Be careful what you say. Your refrigerator may be listening & reporting you.)
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To: marcusmaximus

It’s already been looted so take you time


11 posted on 10/21/2024 11:45:41 AM PDT by butlerweave
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12 posted on 10/21/2024 4:57:30 PM PDT by Allegra (“As I was saying…”)
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To: marcusmaximus

Are you Tim Walz in real life? Seriously.


13 posted on 10/21/2024 5:40:41 PM PDT by FlyingEagle
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