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Syrian rebels down Russian plane near the country's northern province, killing its pilot
CNBC.com ^ | February 4, 2018 | Reuters

Posted on 02/04/2018 2:36:34 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper

Syrian rebels shot down a Russian warplane on Saturday and killed its pilot on the ground after he ejected from the plane, Russia's defense ministry and Syrian rebels said.

(Excerpt) Read more at cnbc.com ...


TOPICS: Russia; Syria
KEYWORDS: 1moretime; shootdown

1 posted on 02/04/2018 2:36:34 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Saying Syrian rebels these days is about as Vague as saying some Major League Baseball team won the World Series. :-)

I’ve read this article and I’m still not sure which side they were on.


2 posted on 02/04/2018 3:19:02 AM PST by dp0622 (The Left should know saying Syrian rebels in anost back in Trump is kicked out of office, it is WAR!)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Don’t kick the bear


3 posted on 02/04/2018 3:44:22 AM PST by DOC44
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To: dp0622

Apparently, the guys on the ground who killed the pilot were al Queda affiliated. They are the bulk of the “rebel” forces in Idlib. It is the largest military force that al Queda has yet fielded anywhere (~30,000)

They were likely the same ones who fired the Turkish-supplied missile that brought down the plane. It might have been Turkish military themselves though, as they operate in the area.


4 posted on 02/04/2018 5:13:42 AM PST by BeauBo
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To: Berlin_Freeper

What ever happened to all those stingers our CIA gave to the mujahadeen in Afganistan?
It is what ran the soviets out of


5 posted on 02/04/2018 5:51:19 AM PST by Joe Boucher (President Trump makes obammy look like the punk he is.)
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