Matthew Tran:
There is growing rumors saying:
-The Russian jet was shot down by Turkey's
F-16s
Turkey 'shoots down Russian warplane on Syria
border'
- 32 minutes ago
- From the section Middle East
Russia's defense
ministry said an Su-24 had crashed on Syrian territory after being hit by fire
from the ground, and that its pilots had managed to eject.
But
Turkish military officials said Turkish F-16s had shot down the plane after
repeatedly warning its pilots they were violating Turkish airspace.
Video showed the jet
crashing in a rebel-held area of Latakia province.
It is the first time a
Russian aircraft has crashed in Syria since Moscow launched air strikes against
opponents of President Bashar al-Assad in late September.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry
Peskov described the incident as "very serious", but cautioned that
it was too early to draw conclusions.
The Nato military
alliance, to which Turkey belongs, said it was following the situation
"closely" and was in contact with the Turkish authorities.
The Russian defence
ministry confirmed on Tuesday morning that a Russian Su-24 had "crashed on
Syrian territory, having been hit from the ground" while it was flying at
an altitude of 6,000m (19,685ft).
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"Efforts are being
made to ascertain what happened to the pilots. According to preliminary
reports, the pilots have managed to self-eject," the ministry was quoted
as saying by the Interfax news agency.
The ministry stressed
that "throughout its flight, the aircraft remained exclusively above
Syrian territory", adding: "Objective monitoring data shows it."
A feared incident
- Jonathan Marcus, BBC defence correspondent
This is exactly the kind
of incident that many have feared since Russia launched its air operations in
Syria. The dangers of operating near to the Turkish border have been all too
apparent. Turkish planes have already shot down at least one Syrian air force
jet and possibly a helicopter as well.
Russia insists that its
warplane did not violate Turkish air space. So, was the Russian pilot's
navigation wrong? Questions will also be asked about the readiness of the Turks
to open fire.
It suggests that the
much discussed arrangements to avoid incidents between warplanes over Syria are
inadequate. The Turkish authorities will no doubt claim that such arrangements
do not cover the approaches to their own airspace where tried and tested
procedures should apply.
There are conflicting
reports as to whether it was ground fire or Turkish jets that brought down the
Russian plane. Air operations in the crowded skies over Syria just got a good
deal more complicated. The only mitigating factor is that initial reports suggest
that two parachutes were seen so the Russian crew at least got out of their
stricken aircraft. Expect diplomatic fireworks.
However,
the Turkish military said two F-16s on patrol had fired on an unidentified
aircraft at 09:24 (07:24 GMT) after warning it 10 times over five minutes about
violating Turkish airspace over the town of Yayladagi, in Hatay province.
It noted that the F-16s
had intervened "in accordance with the rules of engagement", which
were changed after Syria shot down a Turkish plane in 2012.
The UK-based Syrian
Observatory for Human Rights said the jet had crashed in the mountainous Jabal
Turkmen area of Latakia, where air strikes and fighting between rebels and
Syrian government forces had been reported earlier on Tuesday.
Russian military
helicopters were searching for the pilots near the crash site in the
predominantly Turkmen Bayir Bucak area, Turkey's Dogan news agency reported.
Qatar-based Al Jazeera
TV quoted an ethnic Turkmen rebel group as saying it had captured one of the
Su-24's two pilots and were "looking for the other".
A video posted online by
rebels meanwhile appeared to show a Russian pilot immobile on the ground,
either badly wounded or dead.
Russian aircraft have
flown hundreds of sorties over northern Syria since September. Moscow says they
have targeted only "terrorists", but activists say its strikes have
mainly hit Western-backed rebel groups.
Turkey, a vehement
opponent of Syria's president, has warned against violations of its airspace by
Russian and Syrian aircraft.
Last month, Ankara said
Turkish F-16s had intercepted a Russian jet that crossed its border and two
Turkish jets had been harassed by an unidentified Mig-29.
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The Turkish foreign
ministry also summoned the Russian ambassador last week to warn him that there
would be "serious consequences" if the Russian air force did not
immediately stop bombing "civilian Turkmen villages" in Bayir Bucak.
In a separate
development on Tuesday, three Russian journalists were lightly wounded on
Monday while driving in a convoy towards the Syrian government army frontline
near Dagmashliya, in north-western Syria. Their vehicles came under fire,
apparently from TOW anti-tank missiles.
Russian media named them
as Tass correspondent Alexander Yelistratov, Russia Today Arabic Service TV
correspondent Sargon Khadaya and RT English correspondent Roman Kosarev.
Matthew Tran,
The US is smart enough to use one of its
satellite countries: Turkey to down a Russian jet !!
I am feeling good !! That would teach the
arrogant Russian a costly lesson.
From now on, Russian would have to teach its
sons (pilots) how to behave properly in the sky.
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Latest news: Its pilot was killed !!!
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This is a strong, healthy remedy to help me get well soon!
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I just had a hearty meal for celebration!!
MT
Russian
jet shot down near Turkey-Syria border
Warplane crashes
in village in Latakia province in Syria and two pilots seen ejecting from the
aircraft.
Turkey says it has shot
down a Russian-made warplane on the Syrian border for violating Turkish
airspace.
Two Turkish officials
told Al Jazeera the plane was shot down on Tuesday by the Turkish military
according to the rules of engagement.
Reports said the plane
crashed in Syrian territory in Latakia's Yamadi village.
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Breaking down the Su-24
The
Su-24 fighter jet, also known by its NATO codename Fencer, is an all-weather
attack Russian-made supersonic jet operated by two pilots.
It
is armed with laser guided missiles as well as three gun pods capable of
firing 9,000 rounds per minute. It is also armed with guided air-to-surface
missiles, guided bombs, cluster bombs and incendiary bombs. [Photo: Reuters]
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The Turkish president's
office identified the warplane as Russian-made and said it was warned before
being shot down, according to the semi-official Anadolu agency.
The Russian defence
ministry acknowledged that an Su-24 fighter jet crashed in Syria as a
result of fire from the ground.
A Turkish military
statement said the plane violated Turkish airspace in Hatay province and
was warned "10 times in five minutes".
"Our two F-16
planes on air patrol duty intervened in the plane in question on November 24,
2015, 9:24am, according to the rules of engagement," the statement said.
Russian defence ministry
was quoted by TASS Russian News Agency as saying: "A probe is in progress
into the circumstances of the Russian plane crash."
It said the plane had
stayed within Syrian airspace and that "objective monitoring data confirm
this".
President Vladimir
Putin's spokesman called the downing of the warplane a "very serious
incident", but said it was too early to draw conclusions.
Al Jazeera's Hashem
Ahelbarra, reporting from Gaziantep, said the fighter jet was shot down near
the mountains of Antakya.
"What we know so
far is that a plane was shot down on Syria's border with Turkey, near the
mountains of Antakya, which is a scene of a lot of violence of late.
"Witnesses saw two
pilots ejecting from the plane."
Turkey's Dogan news
agency said witnesses reported that the warplane crashed over tents built in
Yamadi village and that the pilots bailed out with the help of parachutes.
Smoke was seen rising
from the site of the crash, Dogan reported.
Ahmed Davutoglu,
Turkey's prime minister, has ordered the foreign ministry to consult
NATO, the UN and related countries on the developments, his office said in
a statement on Tuesday.
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!! Turkey says aircraft violated airspace near border
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A Russian warplane was shot down by Turkey !!
-Turkey says aircraft violated airspace near
border
By Zeynep Bilginsoy and Don
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Updated 5:51 AM ET, Tue
November 24, 2015 | Video
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Istanbul, Turkey (CNN)One
of the world's most volatile regions was roiled further Tuesday when a Russian
warplane was shot down near the Turkish-Syria border. Turkey said it shot down
a plane after the aircraft repeatedly violated its airspace and ignored several
warnings.
Turkey's semi-official
Anadolu news agency quoted Turkish presidential sources in reporting that the
Russian SU-24 was "hit within the framework of engagement rules" in
Syria's Bayirbucak area, near the border with Turkey.
But Russia's state-run
Sputnik news agency said that "According to preliminary reports, the plane
was gunned down from the ground."
Russian officials denied
that the plane had violated Turkish airspace. Both pilots ejected from the
plane, but their fate is unknown, Sputnik said.
Russian officials said
one of tis warplanes was shot down by ground fire in northern Syria.
"The SU-24 bomber
jet was in Syrian airspace at the altitude 6,000 meters, the Russian Defense
Ministry said," according to Sputnik. "The pilots were reportedly
able to parachute out of the jet before it crashed."
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Syria has been embroiled
for four and a half years in a brutal civil war that has killed hundreds
thousands of people, sent millions fleeing, and laid waste to entire cities.
Turkey vehemently
opposes the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad. Russia is propping up the Assad
regime.
Skirmishes between Turks
and Syrians have taken place in the past, with Turkish officials accusing
Syrian planes of violating Turkish air space.
A 'significant
escalation'
A Russian plane is seen
crashing nose-first in northern Syria.
"The moment of the
plane falling into Bayirbucak region across from Hatay's Yayladagi was captured
on camera," the Anadolu Agency reported. "The pilot's evacuation via
parachute was also captured. Heavy smoke has been seen in the area where the
plane fell."
This kind of incident
might ultimately have been inevitable, given the number of countries involved
either directly or indirectly in the Syrian war. Currently, the United States,
Russia, France, the Gulf states, Turkey and Israel are involved in one way or
another in military activity in Syria.
Sajjan Gohel,
international security director for the Asia-Pacific Foundation, a think tank,
described the downing of the plane as "a very significant
escalation."
"It's very much the
last thing that's needed right now, especially in the aftermath of the Paris
attacks, when there was hope that Russia could form an alliance with France and
with the United States against ISIS," Gohel said. "This is going to
complicate things. This is going to add unnecessary tensions that really
weren't required at this critical juncture."
He said the downing of
the Russian plane would hamper efforts to form a united front against the
terrorist group ISIS.
"This is a
situation that unfortunately was almost inevitable at some point, because
Turkey has long been accusing Russia of interfering in their airspace,"
Gohel said. "They've threatened them in the past. And even though economic
relations between the two countries are strong -- politically, there have been
tensions recently."
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Turkey shot down
Syrian fighter previously
In March of 2014, Turkey
shot down a Syrian fighter jet after the warplane strayed into its airspace,
according to then-Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Erdogan is now the
country's president
"Our F-16s went up
in the air and shot that plane down. Why? Because if you violate my airspace,
then from now on, our slap will be hard," Erdogan told supporters at a
campaign rally in 2014.
But state-run media in
Syria called it an act of "blatant aggression" and said the downed
plane was over northern Syria at the time.
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