Turkish Military Jet Shot Down By Syria Was Thought To Be An Israeli Warplane

Official: Syria Might Have Thought Downed Jet Was Israeli -- CNN

Istanbul (CNN) -- A Syrian official said his country's forces might have thought the Turkish jet it downed last week was from Israel

"As you know there is a country called Israel there and as you know this Zionism country's planes are very similar and because they both are from the same factory, from the U.S., maybe Syria thought it was an Israeli plane," Syrian Information Minister Omran Al Zubi told the Turkish A Haber channel on Wednesday.

Israel and Syria are longtime neighboring adversaries and don't have diplomatic relations.

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More News On Syrian Claims That They Thought That They were Shooting Down An Israeli Jet, And Not A Turkish One

Report: Syria may have downed Turkish jet after mistaking it for Israeli aircraft -- Haaretz
Syrian minister quoted as saying forces may have mistaken Turkish plane for an Israeli one -- Washington Post/AP
Syria May Have Mistaken Turkish Jet for Israeli One -- Arutz Sheva

My Comment: I am skeptical .... the Turkish air-force is not the Israeli air-force .... and the Syrian gunners and missile operators know that. I prefer this explanation.