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Syria rebels down aircraft over Idlib
Unconfirmed reports say Syrian rebels have shot down an air force fighter jet in the north-western province of Idlib.Amateur footage broadcast by Arabic satellite TV stations of the purported incident showed smoke billowing and two figures parachuting to the ground. Details, please. SAM? AA gun? The reports come amid diplomatic rifts over the Syria conflict at the Non-Aligned Movement summit in Iran. A rights group has alleged that Syrian forces may be targeting civilians queuing for bread in Aleppo ...For centuries, Aleppo was Greater Syria's largest city and the Ottoman Empire's third, after Constantinople and Cairo. Although relatively close to Damascus in distance, Aleppans regard Damascenes as country cousins... Posted by: Fred 2012-08-30 |
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