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| A Russian Sukhoi 25 fighter jet has been shot down in a rebel-held area near Idlib |
| 2018-02-03 |
| The pilot was said to have ejected before the crash and been captured, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said. Video posted on social media appeared to show the plane being hit, while other video showed burning wreckage on the ground, with a red star on a wing. Russia has acted alongside its Syrian allies targeting rebels in the area. The fate of the pilot has not yet been confirmed, nor which group shot his plane down or captured him. Hardline rebel groups including the jihadist, al-Qaeda-linked Hayat Tahrir al-Sham are active in the north-western province. |
| Posted by:3dc |
| #5 He was killed resisting capture using his service issued weapon. |
| Posted by: Unart Glusong4283 2018-02-03 20:37 |
| #4 Better than the treatment of the woman YPG fighter (war crime in tomorrow's hopper) |
| Posted by: 3dc 2018-02-03 12:41 |
| #3 ...with two bullet holes in the back of his head? |
| Posted by: Raj 2018-02-03 12:22 |
| #2 and the pilot was found on the ground dead. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2018-02-03 12:14 |
| #1 ...May be working for the Other Side, but I hope like hell the poor SOB can evade. The Russians don't do SAR. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2018-02-03 11:12 |