F-16 with another kill 
Turkey 'downs Russian warplane on Syria border'
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ill
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I was reading that the pilot that made it out alive stated that Turkey in fact did NOT warn them before shooting them down.
NERO
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ill
Superstar
I agree with your sentiment but at the same time the actual flight time in Turkish territory was under a minute. How are they going to warn someone ten times in that minute. More likely Turkey got sick of the incursions and were ready to shoot on sight the next time they saw a Russian plane.
Piff Huxtable
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F-16 with another kill
Is their any proof that the F-16 shot down the planes, I think it would have to be some kind anti-air weapon
usually a plane built to bomb the ground is escorted by fighters the su 30's can shoot down F-16s before they even get in the F-16s firing range
never heard of this, and i'm in europe at the moment*Edited to add, plus the reports circulating (none backed up or substantiated) claiming the Paris attackers looked Russian.
by shooting down russian airplanes that enter syrian territory to hunt down pkk
no doubt, like I said none of them were backed nor substantiated so it may very well be bogus information but it's worth a mention imho.
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Russian airstrikes reportedly target Turkish aid convoy in Syria
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BY MEGAN SPECIA1 HOUR AGO
Turkey's state-run news agency and activists on the ground say Russian airstrikes hit an aid convoy travelling near the Syrian border town of Azaz in the Aleppo province.
The Anadolu agency reported that seven people were killed and 10 wounded in strikes that it said hit a Turkish convoy taking supplies to refugees in the town on Wednesday.
SEE ALSO: Maps from Russia and Turkey tell very different stories about the downed jet
It is unclear who carried out the attacks, though some on the ground asserted that Russia was behind the strike. The Turkish-based IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation has a team working in the area and also made claims that the strikes came from Russian planes.
They tweeted photos of the aftermath and rescue efforts that show emergency responders struggling to extinguish the flames.
Footage posted by Syrian activists based in Azaz shows images of a convoy of trucks engulfed in flames.
Syrian regime forces have also been carrying out strikes in the area in recent weeks.
The strike on the aid convoy comes one day after Turkish forces downed a Russian jet that allegedly crossed into Turkey while conducting strikes in Syria. Turkey shot down the Russian Sukhoi Su-24 military plan and rebels on the ground shot and killed one of the pilots as he parachuted to the ground, intensifying tensions in the region.
Russia said the plane had stayed above Syria while Turkey said it had encroached upon Turkish airspace, and that it warned the Russian plane "10 times in five minutes" about the airspace violation before two Turkish F-16s shot it down.
Russian warplanes have been conducting airstrikes in the region for days, The Turkmen Mountain region near Azaz was the target of Syrian government offensive recently, under the cover of Russian air strikes.
Turkmen civilians in the area have also reportedly been targeted by Russian air strikes in the region in recent days. One week ago, Prime Minister Davutoglu condemned the attacks in the area, after the foreign ministry said Turkmen civilians were were subjected to “heavy bombardment” by Russian planes.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported earlier intensive Russian airstrikes in Azaz on Wednesday.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, speaking to the Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, said that the act by Turkey will have "serious consequences for Russian-Turkish relations and will not go unanswered," according to a statement released by the Kremlin.
Additional information from the Associated Press.
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Russian airstrikes reportedly target Turkish aid convoy in Syria
BY MEGAN SPECIA1 HOUR AGO
Turkey's state-run news agency and activists on the ground say Russian airstrikes hit an aid convoy travelling near the Syrian border town of Azaz in the Aleppo province.
The Anadolu agency reported that seven people were killed and 10 wounded in strikes that it said hit a Turkish convoy taking supplies to refugees in the town on Wednesday.
SEE ALSO: Maps from Russia and Turkey tell very different stories about the downed jet
It is unclear who carried out the attacks, though some on the ground asserted that Russia was behind the strike. The Turkish-based IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation has a team working in the area and also made claims that the strikes came from Russian planes.
They tweeted photos of the aftermath and rescue efforts that show emergency responders struggling to extinguish the flames.
Footage posted by Syrian activists based in Azaz shows images of a convoy of trucks engulfed in flames.
Syrian regime forces have also been carrying out strikes in the area in recent weeks.
The strike on the aid convoy comes one day after Turkish forces downed a Russian jet that allegedly crossed into Turkey while conducting strikes in Syria. Turkey shot down the Russian Sukhoi Su-24 military plan and rebels on the ground shot and killed one of the pilots as he parachuted to the ground, intensifying tensions in the region.
Russia said the plane had stayed above Syria while Turkey said it had encroached upon Turkish airspace, and that it warned the Russian plane "10 times in five minutes" about the airspace violation before two Turkish F-16s shot it down.
Russian warplanes have been conducting airstrikes in the region for days, The Turkmen Mountain region near Azaz was the target of Syrian government offensive recently, under the cover of Russian air strikes.
Turkmen civilians in the area have also reportedly been targeted by Russian air strikes in the region in recent days. One week ago, Prime Minister Davutoglu condemned the attacks in the area, after the foreign ministry said Turkmen civilians were were subjected to “heavy bombardment” by Russian planes.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported earlier intensive Russian airstrikes in Azaz on Wednesday.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, speaking to the Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, said that the act by Turkey will have "serious consequences for Russian-Turkish relations and will not go unanswered," according to a statement released by the Kremlin.
Additional information from the Associated Press.
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Russian airstrikes reportedly target Turkish aid convoy in Syria
they already published the pictures of the suicide-bombers
they don't look very russion to me
NERO
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Russian airstrikes reportedly target Turkish aid convoy in Syria
BY MEGAN SPECIA1 HOUR AGO
Turkey's state-run news agency and activists on the ground say Russian airstrikes hit an aid convoy travelling near the Syrian border town of Azaz in the Aleppo province.
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Russian airstrikes reportedly target Turkish aid convoy in Syria
Yup. Putin had to save face somehow and bombing civilian aid workers in Syria was the ticket. Now the question is will Turkey escalate or say fair is fair and call it square? This doesn't trigger article 5 of the NATO pact because the aid workers weren't national actors and Russia didn't attack Turkey directly so everyone should be satisfied now. The Turks made their statement about their airspace and the Russians got their blood sacrifice. The proxy war in Syria can continue.
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Russia is the GOAT at killing civilians even eclipsing Murica'.