Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Syrian President Assad Regrets Downing Of Turkish Jet

A Turkish F-4 Phantom jet, The Telegraph

Al-Assad: I Wish The Turkish Jet Shootdown Didn't Happen -- CNN

(CNN) -- Syria's besieged leader says he regrets his soldiers shot down a Turkish jet last month but insisted they reasoned the plane belonged to Israel.

"I would not wish it for any plane other than an enemy one. Especially for a Turkish plane, I say 100%, if only we did not shoot it down," President Bashar al-Assad told Turkey's Cumhuriyet newspaper in an interview published Tuesday.

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More News On Syrian President Assad's Regret On The Turkish Jet Shootdown

Syria’s Assad Expresses Regret for Shooting of Turkish Warplane -- New York Times
Assad regrets downing Turkish jet: paper -- Reuters
Report: Assad regrets shooting down Turkish jet -- Bloomberg Businessweek/AP
Turkish plane attack was a mistake - Assad -- Sydney Morning Herald
Report: Assad Regrets Syria Downing of Turkish Jet -- Voice of America
Assad regrets Syrian forces shooting down Turkish fighter plane -- The Guardian
President al-Assad regrets downing of Turkish Jet -- DP-News

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