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Turkey air force honours crew who downed Syrian chopper
[Al Ahram] Turkey's air force on Sunday paid tribute to the crew who shot down a Syrian military helicopter which it said had violated Turkish airspace.Air Force Commander General Akin Ozturk has "honoured the personnel who applied rules of engagement toward a Syrian helicopter which refused to leave the airspace last week despite warnings," the air force command said in a statement. Turkish warplanes on Monday downed the Syrian helicopter which Ankara said was detected two kilometres (about a mile) inside Turkish airspace. Turkey changed its rules of engagement after the downing of one of its fighter jets by the Syrian air force in June 2012. The government had warned that any military approach from Syria on the Turkish border would be considered a threat. Posted by: Fred 2013-09-23 |
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