A Syrian regime fighter plane was shot down Tuesday by an F-16 from the Turkish army in Idleb province in Syria, where fierce fighting is between Syrian and Turkish soldiers, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. 'Man (OSDH).
It is the third Syrian army plane shot down by Turkish aviation since Sunday.
The fate of the unknown crew
In Damascus, the official Sana agency confirmed that Turkish forces had "targeted" one of the regime's fighter planes in Idleb (north-west) but without saying whether it had been shot down. In Ankara, the Turkish Ministry of Defense confirmed the fall of the plane. “As part of the“ Spring Shield ”operation, which continues successfully, an L-39 plane belonging to the regime was shot down. "
According to the OSDH, the Syrian plane was shot down by a Turkish F-16 and crashed in regions in the hands of the regime in the south of Idleb province. The whereabouts of the crew were not immediately known, the NGO added.
Turkey, which supports certain rebel groups, is deploying soldiers in neighboring Syria mainly in the province of Idleb, the last great jihadist and rebel stronghold that the Syrian regime is seeking to take back.
More than 30 Turkish soldiers killed last week in the Idleb region
Turkey announced on Sunday that it will launch an offensive against the regime in the Idleb region after suffering heavy casualties. More than 30 Turkish soldiers were killed last week in air strikes attributed by Ankara to the Syrian regime, which says it is determined to retake the Idleb region.
Turkish drones targeted Syrian military vehicles on Monday, the OSDH said, without giving further details. Bashar al-Assad's regime said Monday it was determined to repel the Turkish offensive. With the help of the Russian ally, this regime resumed its offensive against the Idleb region in December and was able to recapture half of the province, according to the OSDH. The offensive pushed nearly a million civilians to flee according to the UN and killed more than 470 civilians according to the OSDH. Triggered in 2011, the war in Syria killed more than 380,000 people.
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