Militants have downed a Syrian Air Force warplane to the south of Aleppo, according to the source.
A representative of the command of the Syrian Armed Forces confirmed to RIA Novosti that a Su-22 warplane had been downed in Aleppo.
"The Syrian Air Force plane was shot down by militants in the Aleppo province during a combat mission. At the moment, we are trying to find out the fate of the pilot," the Syrian military told RIA Novosti.
According to state TV, the pilot of the Su-22 pilot ejected. According to local TV, the warplane, which was believed to be on a reconnaissance mission, was shot down by a surface-to-air missile.
Reuters cited a watchdog and a Syrian rebel source as saying that the pilot of the Su-22 was captured by al-Nusra Front terrorists.
VIDEO: Alleged footage of the jet shoot-down in #Aleppo, northern #Syria. — @RFS_NORTHpic.twitter.com/43ajpsmCM8
— Conflict News (@Conflicts) 5 апреля 2016 г.
"Militants have downed a warplane, which had been on a combat duty in the province of Aleppo. It was based at the Shairat airbase," a source told RIA Novosti earlier in the day.
The Russian Defense Ministry said that aircraft of the Russian air group in Syria have not been carrying out operations in the area, where a fighter jet had been downed.
"Russian Aerospace Forces aviation did not conduct any operations in Aleppo and its outskirts," Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said Tuesday.
On Saturday, the Russian reconciliation center stated that al-Nusra Front terrorist group has gained control over groups opposing the Syrian government in several districts of the Aleppo province.
Aleppo, the largest city in Syria, was attacked by Daesh and al-Nusra Front terrorist groups in 2012. Since then, Syrian government forces have been fighting for the city.
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| 2 | Edit | Delete Goodness me, Syria urgently needs better models than 1990 or earlier produced. This SU-22 was first introduced 1970 and since then till today technology did some steps forward. Beside that these aircrafts are very much outdated with electronics as well as missile protection. I have no words but pure admiration for these Syrian pilots flying these jets. Hope pilot is ok and that SAA and their allays will now flatten the area from where missile was fired. I would suggest area of destruction about 10 km in radius. These USA paid imbeciles needs to be mercilessly exterminated.
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| 9 | Edit | Delete It´s not about the origin, age of the plane or the model. Syrian pilots know these planes like their own pockets and can perform miracles and stunning aerobatics with them, plus they also work perfect for these tasks in their Syrian conditions, much better than, say Mig 29.
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| 3 | Edit | Delete You are 100% right Mikhas Reply 
| 7 | Edit | Delete May this pilot be alive, may he come back to his family. Reply 
| 2 | Edit | Delete MAY THE PILOT be safe and NOT have been captured -- and if he was -- we should all wish that he survive and they don't harm him.
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| 3 | Edit | Delete Mikhas,
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| 4 | Edit | Delete Sadly, the heroic fighter pilot was caught by the Saudi/Turk mercenaries of the "Nusra" variety, look at these monsters:
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| 2 | Edit | Delete Nuking those "islamists" is becoming a necessity, let's vaporize those barbarians Reply 
| 2 | Edit | Delete If saudis and company have provided such weapons to these animals, russian intelligence should confirm it and have special forces go in and take them out. Reply 
| 3 | Edit | Delete Mikhas, My thoughts also. And this game of "legitimate opposition" has to end also. NATO is using the "legitimate" groups just as they would use "buffer zones". The terrorists retreat to those areas when desired, and the area becomes hot again. Armed groups need to release territory to the government or the government needs to take it back. Syria can't survive with all of these non-government forces releasing or losing territory to terrorists.
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| 2 | Edit | Delete This is very controversial. First U.S NATO announce the training and arming of Syrian groups. Next you know, terrorists own the Syrian groups, Turkmen and Saudi Compost, is cooperating with them.
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| 2 | Edit | Delete Why won't Putin go in there and level that whole area about 100 square miles of it and kill everything there. Make sure there is some yankees there too lots of them hopefully and kill them all. Then maybe get rid of these saudi animals. Step up to the plate and do something putin you chicken too afraid of useless retarded yankees. Please sir go in and kill them ALL Reply 
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| 1 | Edit | Delete Looks like Russian airforce has to return and get involved...they ( partially) left to give peace talks a chance...it is doubtful if USA/Saudi /Turkey / Israel is interested in peace.
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My best wishes to heroic SAA and their allays and friends including Russia.
Mikhas
NO IT`S ABOUT SAUDI BARBARIA AND TURKEY with US consent making good of their threats to arm their medieval mercenaries with Stingers. That´s what it´s about. These two medieval pariah states has to be stopped now.
armor
armor
teddy j
and that he returns to his family soon.
teddy jin reply toslimyfox(Show commentHide comment)
they just have to make do wth what they have as much as it can still be used. after all - syria IS just still trying to wage defense and has really only begun to reclaim her country from these EVIL Terrorists that the EVIL USA empire has unleashed.
I HOPE the syrians and russia PUNISH these terrorists even more.
teddy jin reply toMikhas(Show commentHide comment)
correct.
RUSSIA AND SYRIA need to BRING THE HAMMERS DOWN AGAIN.
Mikhas
www.almasdarnews.com/article/al-nusra-aircraft-captures-pilot-aleppo
A martyr in the making since the Turkish filth take no prisoners. Let´s hope our dear lord sees to it that he wont suffer as much as they when Russia flatten their camp with thermobaric bombs tonight.
chrrev
swenguzzi
jasin reply toMikhas(Show commentHide comment)
It goes back again to the fact that there are no "moderate" groups in Syria or certainly none capable of keeping the country at peace.
cast235
Reasons I believed that the KERRY run for peace had an agenda. They slowly but sure are taking over opposition and the mess will have no end. Russia made a BLUNDER. Trusting west.
But perhaps still not late. Now they know where they are. Russia can go and knock them off.
Sending a DEEP warning to peace abiding , that training and arming could had consequences. Aleppo will fall again?
jimbogoofball
FlorianGeyerin reply tojimbogoofball(Show commentHide comment)
Now that ISIS have just used mustard gas shells against the SAA it will be easier for President Putin to use more powerful weapons if he wishes to. Give the US backed terrorists enough rope and they will hang themselves.
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