IBTimes: Syria: Photos of Alparslan Celik, rebel leader from Turkey who shot Russian pilot, go viral
The photos of Alparslan Celik, a Syrian rebel leader from Turkey, are being widely shared on social media after he appeared in a video boasting of how he and his men shot the Russian pilot while he parachuted out from his plane on 24 November.
Alparslan Celik is the leader of the Syrian Turkmen brigade, which is supported by Turkey and he shot into the international limelight after he appeared in a video detailing the killing of the Russian pilot.
He even showed-off some of the belongings taken from the Russian pilot, Lieutenant-Colonel Oleg Peshkov.
Update: Syrian Turkmen commander who 'killed' Russian pilot turns out to be Turkish ultranationalist (RT)
WNU Editor: Here is an easy prediction .... this rebel leader will eventually be killed .... tomorrow, next week, next month, next year, or even a few years from now. Russian security forces have a long history of "always getting their man" .... even if they are protected in another country.
Hat Tip to RRH for the RT link.
There are many dead men in that video who are still walking and talking at the moment.
ReplyDeleteThe Turks would have had more to gain by capturing the pilot and using him as leverage.... they weren't that smart or disciplined.
ReplyDeleteHis 15 minutes are over, the Russians not so much.