Breaking: ISIS/Turkey Advanced Missile Downs Russian Bomber Over Syria
Pilots bailed out, unaccounted for at this publishing
A Raytheon system known to be available to ISIS through Ukrainian/Turkish sources, capable of shooting down an SU 24
[ Editor’s note:
Yesterday, Turkey complained to Russia that an SU 34 violated its air
space. Today a Russian jet well inside Syria is downed by a missile
that shouldn’t exist. Is this a coincidence?… Gordon ]
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Russian Su-24 Jet Downed Over Syria
Sputnik, Moscow: The
Russian jet crashed in Syria earlier on Tuesday with two people aboard.
The plane was most likely downed by a ground missile, according to the
Russian Defense Ministry.
According to initial ministry information, both pilots were able to eject from the airplane. Their current condition and whereabouts have not been released.
According to initial ministry information, both pilots were able to eject from the airplane. Their current condition and whereabouts have not been released.
Turkey summons Russian envoy, claims Su-34 fighter jet violated air space
Turkey has summoned the Russian envoy, claiming a
Russian fighter jet has violated its airspace, Dogan news agency
reports. According to Ankara, the incident involving a Russian Su-34
took place Friday. Several warnings in Russian and in English were
allegedly sent to the jet.
“We are making a clear call to the Russian Federation not to violate Turkish airspace, which is also NATO airspace,” the Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a statement Saturday.
“We are emphasizing once
again that the unwanted consequences of such irresponsible behavior will
belong fully to the Russian Federation,” it added.
The ministry also said it views the alleged violation as a clear sign that Russia is seeking to escalate the already existing tensions. The Russian embassy in Ankara confirms the envoy has been summoned.
“We confirm that the ambassador, Andrey Karlov, has had a meeting in the Turkish Foreign Ministry,”
Igor Mityakov, the press secretary of the Russian embassy in Ankara,
told RIA Novosti following Turkey’s statement. He did not confirm the
incident itself and provided no further comment.
The incident provoked a deep political crisis between Ankara and Moscow. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has so far refused to apologize for the incident and blamed the downing of the Russian bomber on the pilots. One of the two pilots was killed in the incident.
Following the downing, Moscow introduced multiple sanctions against Ankara, banning agricultural trade with Turkey, reintroducing a visa regime and suspending most bilateral economic projects, including the Turkish Stream gas pipeline construction project.
Moscow has been carrying out an anti-terrorist operation in neighboring Syria since September 2015. Russia’s Su-27 and Su-30 fighter jets, Su-34 and Su-24 tactical bombers and Su-25 attack aircrafts are taking part in airstrikes on Islamic State (IS, former ISIS, ISIL) and other Syrian terrorist groups.
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