ISIS/ISIL conflict in Syria/Iraq (No OpEd, No Politics)

We are shown the incident here in Japan as well.
hey SamuraiBlue, welcome to Syria Thread ...
Looks as if Putin is bombing areas unrelated to IS since the place the Su-24 was shot down was on the coastal area near the Mediterranean which is anti-Assad rebel territory unrelated to IS.
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I concur: this has been going on since the beginning of October, including the area where
Syrian Turkmen live, and only two days ago Turkey protested against Russian air-strikes in said area (not to repeat myself:
https://www.sinodefenceforum.com/is...no-oped-no-policis.t6913/page-247#post-376500
Russian sources used)

and for example
Oct 18, 2015
... while yesterday
3 Russian helicopter gunships launch attack on Talbiseh in Homs
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as you can see, Talbiseh is a pocket of anti-Assad resistance isolated for years ...
 

aksha

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Radar reconnaissance airfield Hmeymim noted a violation of the airspace of Syria attacking the Turkish Air Force aircraft, the chief of the Main Operations Directorate of the General Staff, Lieutenant-General Sergey Rūda Tuesday.

"This fact is regarded as a flagrant violation of international law with the most severe consequences and a direct violation of the Memorandum on the prevention of accidents and safety in the Syrian Arab Republic, signed with the United States and applies to all coalition countries, including Turkey," - he said.

On Tuesday, the Russian Su-24 crashed in Syria. Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the plane was shot down by a rocket-type "air-air" to the Turkish F-16s over Syrian territory, and fell in Syria, four kilometers from the border with Turkey. The Russian president called it a "stab in the back" by the accomplices of terrorists.



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All actions strike aircraft of the Russian Federation IN SYRIA WILL BE ENGAGED IN ONLY UNDER COVER fighters - General Staff





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wych

Just Hatched
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I recall that in 2012 a Turkish military aircraft was shot down by Syria in Syrian airspace.

According to BBC News at the time: "Mr Erdogan spoke of Turkey's "rage" at the decision to shoot down the F-4 Phantom on 22 June..."A short-term border violation can never be a pretext for an attack," he said.

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...said that "it is routine for jet fighters to sometimes fly in and out over [national] borders"".
 

delft

Brigadier
Russia has found a first way to hit Turkey: the country is dangerous for tourists because of terrorism.
Turkey is largely dependent on Russian natural gas so there is the possibility of hitting the Turkish economy by cutting off the gas supply.
Turkish companies are very active in Russia and without throwing them out, just by not giving them new contracts Turkey will be severely hit.
All the neighbours of Turkey with the exception of Bulgaria and Azerbaijan are friends of Russia. What will be the effect on them and their effect on Turkey?
 

Janiz

Senior Member
All the neighbours of Turkey with the exception of Bulgaria and Azerbaijan are friends of Russia. What will be the effect on them and their effect on Turkey?
That's really good point here! We won't see an all-out war this time I'm sure so it's worth to think about for a while. Closer ties with Central European countries like Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Romania? I bet China would be happy about that ;) It seems like mutual love grows between PRC and this region of Europe.
 

thunderchief

Senior Member
Russian Ministry of Defense admitted the loss of one Mi-8 in SAR operation . They also announced they would escort strike fighters from now on, and would preventively destroy any target presenting potential danger . All military ties with Turkey are cut, Russian citizens are advised not to travel there.
 
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