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Turkish fighter jet downs Syrian regime warplane over Idlib as Assad's troops force civilians to flee towards Turkey and its newly-opened Greek border
UK Daily Mail ^
| March 3, 2020
| Chris Pleasance
Posted on 03/03/2020 6:09:04 AM PST by C19fan
A Turkish fighter jet has shot down a Syrian government warplane over western Syria, the country's defence ministry has said.
An F-16 jet from the Turkish air force shot down an L-39 plane belonging to Assad's forces over Idlib province on Tuesday.
Turkey is attempting to stop a Syrian government attack on Idlib amid fears it will spark a fresh refugee crisis on its eastern border.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Syria
KEYWORDS: erdogan; europeanunion; greece; kurdistan; nato; receptayyiperdogan; syria; turkey
Talk about a mismatch. The Czech L-39 main use is a trainer. Syria acquired the light attack variant for counter-insurgency operations.
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posted on
03/03/2020 6:09:04 AM PST
by
C19fan
To: C19fan
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posted on
03/03/2020 6:13:39 AM PST
by
MrEdd
(Caveat Emptor)
To: MrEdd
How is it turkey can open or close it’s borders but Euro countries have only open borders and can never close them? Are Europeans hairbrains?
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posted on
03/03/2020 6:16:22 AM PST
by
inchworm
(al)
To: C19fan
I’m curious about the wording. Why is it “Syrian regime warplane” and “Syrian government warplane” instead of “Syrian jet”? Is Syria no longer a nation?
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posted on
03/03/2020 6:24:18 AM PST
by
hanamizu
To: hanamizu
Very good question. And most of the Media seems to be following this format. It’s almost like the ‘word went forth’ from the US State Department that the Assad-regime was officially considered to be illegitimate and the Media just unquestioningly adopted it.
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posted on
03/03/2020 6:36:18 AM PST
by
Tallguy
(Facts be d@mned! The narrative must be protected at all costs!))
To: C19fan
Shouldn’t this read “Turkish Regime Warplane Downs Syrian Regime Warplane”
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posted on
03/03/2020 6:46:47 AM PST
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
To: inchworm
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posted on
03/03/2020 6:48:17 AM PST
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
To: C19fan
Turkey should put up a Trump border fence and send the refugees back. I saw pictures of refugees going from Turkey into Greece and they were all military aged young men. If asked nicely, I am sure POTUS will show them how to do it!!
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posted on
03/03/2020 7:02:43 AM PST
by
elpadre
(AfganistaMr Obama said theoal was to "disrupt, dismantle and defeat al-hereQaeda" and its allies.)
To: C19fan
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posted on
03/03/2020 7:12:17 AM PST
by
agere_contra
(Please pray for Pope Benedict XVI)
To: C19fan
Pull Turkey’s NATO membership . We can’t let it drag US into that conflict.
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posted on
03/03/2020 8:06:56 AM PST
by
mosesdapoet
(mosesdapoet aka L.J.Keslin posting here for the record hoping somebody might read and pass around)
To: C19fan
kinda like clubbing a baby seal...
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posted on
03/03/2020 3:58:27 PM PST
by
Chode
(Send bachelors and come heavily armed.)
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