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Syrian fighter jets and missile systems harassed Turkish F-16 warplanes near the Turkish-Syrian border on Saturday, the Turkish military said on Sunday, once again bringing the conflict to NATO's southeastern flank.
The three jets were among 12 F-16s patrolling the border when they were interfered with for two minutes by Syria-based missile systems. They were also harassed for 35 seconds by two SU-22s and one SU-24 planes, the general staff statement said.
Last weekend, Turkey reported two incursions by Russian fighter jets into its air space and said a MIG-29 fighter jet and Syria-based missile systems also "interfered" with its air force patrols, in developments described by NATO as "extremely dangerous" and "unacceptable".
Update #1: Turkish military says Syrian jets, missile systems harass its warplanes -- Reuters
Update #2: Turkey Says Jets Again Harassed at Border With Syria -- AP
WNU Editor: Like most news reports in the Middle East .... it is becoming harder and harder to trust official government announcements/claims/complaints/etc.. This is one of those stories that scepticism is warranted.
3 comments:
Thanks Editor.
And, respectfully, we've known for quite some time that the Turkis Gov. is full of @@@@.
I'm curious to know what your source (s) say. My next moves will be more than a little dictated by what I read on this site.
Roiling up public support - they'll be able to claim 'Defense' if they ever find themselves needing (read: wanting) to fire upon Syrian alliance forces. Let's remember WHO'S been invading WHO'S airspace these past years. ..and that ground incursion was a bit more than accidental.
A pretty sound appraisal in my opinion.
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