{"id":176492,"date":"2018-09-18T11:55:46","date_gmt":"2018-09-18T11:55:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=176492"},"modified":"2018-09-20T04:09:20","modified_gmt":"2018-09-20T04:09:20","slug":"russia-blames-israel-after-plane-shot-down-in-syria-friendly-fire-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=176492","title":{"rendered":"Russia blames Israel after plane shot down in Syria ‘friendly-fire’ incident"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sky News — Sept 18, 2018<\/h1>\n
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Russian IL-20. Click to enlarge<\/p><\/div>\n

Russia has blamed Israel and threatened retaliation after one of its military planes was shot down by Syrian missiles in a “friendly-fire” incident.<\/span><\/p>\n

It said Israeli jets attacking targets nearby had “used the Russian plane as a cover, exposing it to fire from Syrian air defences”.<\/span><\/p>\n

Russia’s defence ministry said the aircraft, carrying 15 servicemen, disappeared from radar 22 miles (35km) off Syria on Monday night as it was returning to Hmeimim airbase, near Lattakia.<\/span><\/p>\n

It said Israel had not warned it about the jets’ attack until a minute before, and that it reserved “the right to proper retaliatory actions”.<\/span><\/p>\n

Everyone on board died when the IL-20 reconnaissance plane was hit by one of four surface-to-air missiles, said the defence ministry.<\/span><\/p>\n

“We view the actions of the Israeli military as hostile,” a spokesman told Russian state television.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Hiding behind the Russian aircraft, the Israeli pilots put it in the line of fire of Syrian anti-aircraft systems. As a result the IL-20… was shot down by the (Syrian) S-200 missile system,” said Igor Konashenkov.<\/span><\/p>\n

He said Israeli pilots “could not have failed to see the Russian aircraft, as it was coming in to land from a height of five kilometres (three miles)”.<\/span><\/p>\n

Israel confirmed it had carried out airstrikes, which it said targeted a facility involved with making weapons that would be used against the country.<\/span><\/p>\n

It expressed “sorrow” over the deaths but said it held the Assad regime responsible.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Extensive and inaccurate Syrian anti-aircraft fire caused the Russian plane to be hit and downed,” said a statement from Israel Defense Forces.<\/span><\/p>\n

It said the jets were back in Israeli airspace when Syria launched the missiles, which it said were fired “indiscriminately” and without checking if Russian planes were in the air.<\/span><\/p>\n

Syrian officials have so far not commented.<\/span><\/p>\n

An earlier Russian statement said they had also “detected rocket launches from the French frigate Auvergne”. France denied any involvement in the aircraft’s downing.<\/span><\/p>\n

Foreign powers backing different sides in Syria’s war often use hotlines to try to ensure they do not accidentally attack each another – but the risk remains high.<\/span><\/p>\n

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