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The United States believes that the Russian jet shot down by Turkey on Tuesday was hit inside Syrian airspace after a brief incursion into Turkish airspace, a U.S. official told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity.
They fired from inside Turkish airspace at a Russian jet inside Turkish airspace.
originally posted by: PublicOpinion
a reply to: Xcathdra
Aha. You use Erdogans definition of Turkish borders?
The United States believes that the Russian jet shot down by Turkey on Tuesday was hit inside Syrian airspace after a brief incursion into Turkish airspace, a U.S. official told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity.
www.reuters.com...
Anonymity is our running gag here, eh?
Anyway... care to support your argument?
They fired from inside Turkish airspace at a Russian jet inside Turkish airspace.
Sure. Not.
originally posted by: Xcathdra
a reply to: Mastronaut
If Russian soldiers arent being killed in E. Ukraine / Syria does Russia need a law that makes military deaths in peacetime classified?
* - Russian Defense Ministry Denies Russian Soldiers Killed In Syria
Parents receive body of first Russian to die in Syria, doubt suicide
If Russia didnt violate turkish airspace why are they trying to blame the US. Putin has no credibility. Why do you think he took control of the media.
After the family saw the body, Vadim's younger sister Katya, 14, told Reuters the corpse appeared undamaged and it was unclear if he was strangled or had hanged himself.
"According to preliminary information, in particular the analysis of text messages in his phone, the reason for the death of the contract serviceman is problems in his personal relationship with a girl," the source said.
Rami Abdulrahman, head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which monitors the conflict, told Reuters that his sources in the area had confirmed the deaths of Russians, but did not have a figure. He said he believed they were not regular Russian forces but volunteers.
originally posted by: Xcathdra
a reply to: markosity1973
Do you bother to read the posts before responding? If russia is not hiding anything why are soldiers deaths classified during peacetime. It was a counter challenge to his logic which is if they, US officials not authorized to speak to the media, are anonymous then they are hiding something. That then applies to russia if they are going to classify how soldiers died - what are they hiding?
If you did bother to read then your bias towards me wouldnt be so obvious or embarrassing for you.
originally posted by: Flatcoat
a reply to: OccamsRazor04
Because there's still conjecture as to whether they flew in to Turkey, or in to Turkey's 5 mile "buffer" zone. The navigator of the aircraft still maintains that they did not enter Turkish airspace.
originally posted by: Nikola014
a reply to: OccamsRazor04
You're funny.
Russia is in Syria assisting legal government against not only terrorist known in the west as the "moderate" freedom fighters ( LOL ), but ISIS as well.
It wouldn't be a problem if the west just stop engaging anyone to hurt Assad, the problem is they are assisting/creating/arming/training terrorists.
Enjoy
originally posted by: Patriotsrevenge
a reply to: Xcathdra
Sorry, I do not believe a dam thing that comes out of the Obama administration mouths! Putin has been shown over and over to be NOT LYING.
originally posted by: markosity1973
And both are lying to preserve national pride.