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Wednesday, February 7, 2018
Breaking: US-Backed Free Syrian Army Group Shoots Down Russian Jet, Kills Pilot
The Jaysh al-Nasr rebel group in Syria, part of the US-backed Free Syrian Army, has posted footage
of its fighters celebrating the shoot-down of a Russian Suhkoi-25 jet
fighter in the Idlib province of Syria. It is the first time a Russian
fighter has been shot down by Syrian rebels attempting to overthrow the
government of Bashar al-Assad in Syria.
The plane was apparently brought down by a man-portable air defense
system (ManPADS) surface-to-air missile. According to press reports, the
pilot ejected from the plane safely but was killed by the Syrian rebels
on the ground.
The 2017 US military spending bill provided authorization
for the Department of Defense to arm the rebels with shoulder-fired
anti-aircraft missiles or ManPADS. At the time, the Russians vigorously
objected to the dramatic US move to provide sophisticated weaponry to
the rebels, claiming (rightfully it turns out) that “[t]he relevant
decision also poses a direct threat to aircraft of the Russian Aerospace
Forces…”
The scenario where a US-backed, US-supplied jihadist group in Syria
uses US weapons to shoot down a Russian plane and then murders the pilot
on the ground should be seen as a near-nightmare escalation, drawing
the US and Russia terrifyingly closer to direct conflict.
Now this is all very Interesting to me, as I have heard very little of this news on American media channels, but Wait, There's More!!! I probably did not catch the follow up here as I do not watch Fox News...
