Syrian Civil War: While the Israeli Air Force conduct missile strikes that hit targets in western Syria

Quando

17 de set. de 2018

Tipo

Evento

Coordenadas

35.53° N, 35.78° E

Posicionado em: coordinates of the event it links, Syria missile strikes (September 2018).

Syrian Civil War: While the Israeli Air Force conduct missile strikes that hit targets in western Syria, a Russian Il-20 reconnaissance plane is shot down by a Syrian surface-to-air missile, killing all 15 Russian servicemen on board. Russia blamed Israel's military for the accident because the Israeli jets that conducted the strikes allegedly used the Russian plane as cover to allow them to approach their targets without being hit by Syrian fire.

Israeli strikes during the Syrian Civil War

On 17 September 2018, the Israeli Air Force (IAF) conducted missile strikes against multiple targets in government-controlled western Syria. Syrian air defences responded to the Israeli fighter jets, accidentally shooting a Russian military Il-20, killing 15 crew aboard. Russia blamed Israel for the loss of its plane, accusing the IAF of "hiding behind the Russian aircraft", thereby putting it in the line of fire.

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