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THIS COULD BE THE 1ST MAP OF SYRIA THAT JPP PANTY-PISSERS HAVE EVER SEEN



Turkish warplanes shot down a Russian jet Tuesday that Turkey said violated its airspace on the border with Syria, a major escalation in the Syrian conflict that could further strain relations between Russia and the West.

Russian officials confirmed that a Russian Su-24 attack aircraft was shot down, but insisted it had not violated the airspace of Turkey, a member of the NATO alliance.

Later, a Russian rescue helicopter was damaged by a rebel missile in Syria after picking up one of the two pilots who apparently ejected from the fire-engulfed plane, a Syrian activist group reported. A separate video purportedly posted by rebels appeared to show the body of the second pilot.

“A stab in the back,” complained Russian President Vladimir Putin in response to the plane downing.

Turkey’s military, however, said the Russian jet was warned multiple times before it targeted by two F-16 fighter jets in the border zone in western Syria in mountains not far from the Mediterranean coast.

Russian attacks have heavily targeted rebel groups — some backed by Turkey and its Western partners — seeking to bring down Assad, who is closely allied with Russia and Iran.








https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/turkey-downs-russian-military-aircraft-near-syrias-border/2015/11/24/9e8e0c42-9288-11e5-8aa0-5d0946560a97_story.html
 
Update:

“Turkey, like every country, has the right to defend its territory and its airspace,” Obama said.



https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/hollande-obama-meeting-to-focus-on-bolstering-fight-against-islamic-state/2015/11/24/19877110-92b9-11e5-a2d6-f57908580b1f_story.html
 
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