Turkey: Turkish fighter jet shot down a Syrian military helicopter
A Syrian military helicopter has been shot down by the Turkish F-16C fighter jet, according to several media reports.
Turkish media reports that President Erdogan personally ordered the attack on the Syrian helicopter. On his order, pilot of a Turkish Air Force F-16C fighter jet used AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range, Air-to-Air missile to shoot-down a Mi-17 utility helicopter of Syria Arab Air Force over Idlib yesterday.
It also added that the Turkish Air Force will shoot down more Syria Arab Air Force aircraft over Idlib if required.
The attack, which happened somewhere near Nerab in western Syria, comes after Syrian tyrant Bashar al-Assad’s forces killed five Turkish soldiers.