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Purveyor

(29,876 posts) Fri Apr 22, 2016, 03:33 PM Apr 2016

Russian Forces In Syria Fired On Israeli Military Aircraft: Newspaper

Russian forces in Syria have fired at least twice on Israeli military aircraft, prompting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to seek improved operational coordination with Moscow, Israel's top-selling newspaper said on Friday.

The unsourced report in Yedioth Ahronoth gave no dates or locations for the incidents nor any indication Israeli planes were hit. Russia mounted its military intervention in Syria in September to shore Damascus up amid a now 5-year-old rebellion.

Separately, Israel's Channel 10 TV said a Russian warplane approached an Israeli warplane off the Mediterranean coast of Syria last week but that there was no contact between them.

An Israeli military spokesman declined comment. Netanyahu's office and the Russian embassy in Israel did not immediately respond.

Israel, which has repeatedly bombed Syria to foil suspected arms handovers to Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas, was quick to set up an operational hotline with Moscow designed to avoid accidentally trading fire with Russian interventionary forces.

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http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-russia-israel-idUSKCN0XJ0GY

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Russian Forces In Syria Fired On Israeli Military Aircraft: Newspaper (Original Post) Purveyor Apr 2016 OP

Seek improved operational coordination with Moscow? No, we need a No Fly Zone over Syria! That Guy 888 Apr 2016 #1

Not surprisingly, never has the question been asked in debate if the said 'democratic candidate' Purveyor Apr 2016 #2

Methinks Putin is enjoying this yourpaljoey Apr 2016 #3

That Guy 888

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1. Seek improved operational coordination with Moscow? No, we need a No Fly Zone over Syria!

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Fri Apr 22, 2016, 03:39 PM

Apr 2016

On my part, but there is a Democratic candidate that called for a no fly zone over Syria with full knowledge that Russia deployed aircraft there.

Purveyor

(29,876 posts)

2. Not surprisingly, never has the question been asked in debate if the said 'democratic candidate'

Reply to That Guy 888 (Reply #1)

Fri Apr 22, 2016, 03:44 PM

Apr 2016

would authorize the shoot down of Russian jets if they were to violate a western imposed 'no-fly-zone'.

I would love to hear her answer on this one.

yourpaljoey

(2,166 posts)

3. Methinks Putin is enjoying this

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Fri Apr 22, 2016, 04:04 PM

Apr 2016

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