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Russia deploys missile cruiser off Syria coast, ordered to destroy any target posing danger
RT ^ | 11/24/15

Posted on 11/24/2015 10:49:46 AM PST by winoneforthegipper

Moscow plans to suspend military cooperation with Ankara after the downing of a Russian bomber by Turkish air forces, Russian General Staff representatives said on Tuesday. Further measures to beef up Russian air base security in Syria will also be taken.

Follow LIVE UPDATES on Russian warplane shot down at Syria-Turkey border

Sergey Rudskoy, a top official with the Russian General Staff, condemned the attack on the Russian bomber in Syrian airspace by a Turkish fighter jet as “a severe violation of international law”. He stressed that the Su-24 was downed over the Syrian territory. The crash site was four kilometers away from the Turkish border, he said.

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TOPICS: Israel; News/Current Events; Russia; Syria
KEYWORDS: iran; israel; russia; syria; turkey
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To: Enlightened1

Exactly either Russia acquiesces, which will not happen as long as they support Assad or they go to war with Turkey.


21 posted on 11/24/2015 12:45:11 PM PST by winoneforthegipper ("If you can't ride two horses at once, you probably shouldn't be in the circus" - SP)
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To: CodeToad

The civilians are Muslim as are the Turks.

They are supposed to be bombing ISIS, not civilians.


22 posted on 11/24/2015 12:46:27 PM PST by AppyPappy (If you really want to irritate someone, point out something obvious they are trying hard to ignore.)
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To: AppyPappy

“The civilians are Muslim as are the Turks.
They are supposed to be bombing ISIS, not civilians.”

They are...
The ISIS supply routes for weapons from Ukraine is controlled by the Turkomen.


23 posted on 11/24/2015 1:35:43 PM PST by tcrlaf (They told me it could never happen in America. And then it did....)
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To: tcrlaf

Why would they channel through Turkomen?


24 posted on 11/24/2015 1:38:53 PM PST by AppyPappy (If you really want to irritate someone, point out something obvious they are trying hard to ignore.)
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To: blueunicorn6

An excellent point.

Turkey’s close involvement in the Libya campaign shows just how far they can reach - and their inclusion in NATO’s most adventurist expansionism.

NATO has a plan for Europe and the Middle East. They haven’t told us yet what it is.


25 posted on 11/25/2015 10:04:26 PM PST by BlackVeil ('The past is never dead. It's not even past.' William Faulkner)
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