{UAH} RUSSIA CONFIRMS ITS JET SHOT BY TURKEY

Breaking: Russia confirms its jet shot down by Turkey near Syrian-Turkish border

Turkey confirmed that it shot down a Russian warplane Tuesday, allegedly claiming it had 
violated Turkish airspace and ignored repeated warnings. Russia denied that the plane crossed the Syrian border into Turkish skies. 

"Weare looking into the circumstances of the crash of the Russian jet," Russia's Defense Ministry said. "The Ministry of Defense would like to stress that the plane was over the Syrian territory throughout the flight." 

Russia said the Su-24 was downed by artillery fire, but Turkey claimed that its F-16s fired on the Russian plane after it ignored several warnings. The ministry said the pilots parachuted but added that Moscow had no further contact with them. 

Video footage of the incident showed a warplane on fire before crashing on a hill and two crew members apparently parachuting safely. Turkey'sprivate Dogan news agency said two Russian helicopters, flying low overthe Turkmen Bayirbucak region, searched for the two pilots. 

A Turkish military statement said the plane entered Turkish airspace over town of Yaylidag, in Hatay province. It said the plane was warned 10 times within the space of 5 minutes. 

On Friday, Turkey's Foreign Ministry summoned the Russian ambassador demanding that
Russia cease operations in Syria targeting Turkmen villages which Al Qaeda linked terrorist group Jabhat Al-Nusra occupies, saying the Russian actions did not "constitute a fight against terrorism" but the bombing of civilians. 

Ambassador Andrey Karlov was warned during the meeting that the Russian operations could lead to serious consequences, the ministry said. Syrian troops have been on 
the offensive in the area that is controlled by several insurgent groupsincluding al-Qaida's branch in Syria, the Nusra Front, and the 2nd Coastal Division that consists of local Turkmen fighters. 

RamiAbdurrahman, who heads the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said the warplane crashed in the Turkmen Mountains region in the coastal province of Latakia. The Turkmen Mountains region has been subjected to Syrian army offensive in recent days under the cover of Russian airstrikes.

Turkey has allowed Al Qaeda linked and ISIS terrorists to roam enter and exit its borders to fight in Iraq and Syria. Iran, Iraq, Syria, Hezbollah, and Russia have accused Sunni takfiri ErDOGan and his cronies of sponsoring terrorism in the region along with their Sunni Arab monarchies, NATO, and Israeli counterparts.

 

 

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