Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 24, 2015


Daily Mail: Syrian rebels chant 'Allahu Akbar' over the body of dead Russian pilot after Turkey shoots down jet for violating its air-space... then rescue chopper is blasted out of the sky by anti-Assad troops

* Turkish army has shot down a Russian Sukhoi Su-24 war plane near its Syrian border, officials confirm
* The Russian jet had violated Turkish air space and ignored ten warnings in five minutes, army says
* Putin called Turkey's decision to shoot down the plane a 'stab in the back by the terrorists' accomplices'
* Russia claims the jet, which crashed in Syria's Turkomen Mountains, had been in Syrian airspace when it was hit
* In response, Turkish army released flight tracking data showing where the jet violated its airspace
* One pilot dead, the other reportedly captured by Turkmen - ethnic Turks subjected to Russian airstrikes this week

A video showing Syrian insurgents chanting 'Allahu Akbar' over the dead body of one of the pilots of the Russian jet shot down by Turkey this morning, has emerged shortly before a separate rebel group blew up a Russian helicopter searching for the surviving soldier.

Footage reportedly filmed by rebels in Syria's Turkomen Mountains, an area which has been the cause of recent tensions between Turkey and Russia, sees local anti-government fighters celebrating and cheering as they discover the body of the pilot.

The Russian two-pilot Sukhoi Su-24 jet was shot down by F-16 fighter planes on Tuesday morning, after it violated Turkish airspace and ignored nearly a dozen warnings by the army, Ankara military officials said.

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 24, 2015

This is the Russian plane that Turkey just shot down -- Washington Post

The last time a Russian jet was shot down by a NATO jet was in 1952 -- Washington Post

Pentagon: This is Turkey and Russia's incident, and 'our focus is on ISIS' -- Business Insider/Reuters

Report: Russian ground troops arrive in Syria in unprecedented military action -- Jerusalem Post

Russia’s complex anti-ISIS campaign in Syria would be impossible without Iran – Putin -- RT

Shock and Awe: Deadly Weapons Unleashed by Russia Against ISIL in Syria -- Sputnik

France launches first attacks on Syria from Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier after Russia takes out 472 ISIS targets in weekend bombing missions -- Daily Mail

Cameron offers use of RAF Akrotiri to France -- The Telegraph

The French Military Is Experiencing an ‘Unprecedented’ Recruiting Surge -- Defense One/Quartz

US warplanes destroy 283 fuel trucks in Syria -- AFP

Former top US official: Coalition special forces should step up attacks against IS leaders -- FOX News/AP

Britain could begin bombing Syria as early as next week as Cameron warns ISIS could get hold of chemical weapons -- Daily Mail

Details of EVERY passenger flying in and out of Europe to be shared between countries to help track ISIS fighters -- Daily Mail

Media claim Russia has begun delivery of S-300 missile system to Iran -- TASS

China's military makes move into Africa -- The Hill

German troops to continue Afghanistan training mission -- DW

Germany discusses sending Bundeswehr troops to Mali -- DW

US Troops Begin Training Ukrainian Regular Forces -- Defense News/AFP

With no sub-chasing aircraft of its own, UK calls on allies to help find Russian submarine -- Washington Post

Royal Navy To Reduce Frigate Buy, Design Lighter Warship -- Defense News

Marium Mukhtiar, Pakistani female fighter pilot, dies in crash -- BBC

US Approves $1.2B Global Hawk Sale to Japan -- Defense News

With Billions on the Line, the F-35 May Get Another Chance in Canada -- Fiscal Times

Affordability Still A Major Issue for the F-35 Program -- AIN Online

Carrier Theodore Roosevelt returns from round-the-world deployment -- Navy Times

Four killed in Fort Hood helicopter crash -- The Hill

Four killed in military helicopter crash at US Army base in Texas -- Reuters

US special forces seek tube-launched glide bombs -- Flight Global

Army Colonel says he was retaliated against for blowing whistle on $43 million gas station -- Washington Post

Grassley probes Pentagon on whistleblower allegations -- The Hill

Former head of Defense Intelligence Agency responds to claims over ISIS intelligence -- FOX News

ISIS supporters 'release a target list of addresses and names of people they claim work for the FBI and CIA' -- Daily Mail

The 2016 presidential candidates: How they'd fight ISIS -- CBS

The largest buyer of Jack Daniel's premium whiskey: the US military -- Business Insider

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