The target was an unmanned aerial vehicle, according to military sources.
“Today, an aerial vehicle of unknown nationality has been detected inside our airspace on the Syrian border, and when it continued its movement despite being warn three times, our aircrafts on patrol mission on the border fired and shot down the vehicle within the rules of engagement,” the statement posted on the Turkish General Staff’s official website read.
“Turkish Armed Forces is executing its tasks with determination within the rules of engagement,” the military added in the statement.
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Turkish warplanes shot down a drone in Turkish air space near the Syrian border Friday and its nationality has not yet been identified, a senior government official told Reuters...
ReplyDeleteThe military said earlier in a statement that it had shot down an unidentified aircraft after it continued on its trajectory despite three warnings, in line with the NATO member's rules of engagement.
Broadcaster NTV said the done was brought down around 3 km (1.9 miles) inside Turkish air space.
Two Russian jets violated Turkish air space earlier this month, bringing the Syrian conflict across NATO's borders, and Turkey has warned it would respond if the violations continued.
The Russian air force officially informed the Turkish military Thursday about the violations and about steps it would take to prevent a repetition.
Turkey has also reported unidentified aircraft and Syria-based missile air defense systems harassing its warplanes.
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The Russian defense ministry said Friday all its planes in Syria had safely returned to base and all its drones were operating "as planned" after Turkish warplanes shot down a drone near the Syrian border, the RIA Novosti news agency reported...
ReplyDeleteThe ministry was commenting after Turkish warplanes shot down a drone in Turkish air space near the Syrian border Friday. Its nationality has not yet been identified, a senior government official told Reuters.
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