Jordan air strike at Syrian border said to hit convoy of U.S.-trained rebels

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Jordan air strike at Syrian border said to hit convoy of U.S.-trained rebels

Special to WorldTribune.com AMMAN — For the first time, Jordan has launched air strikes on neighboring Syria. The Jordanian military said fighter-jets attacked armored vehicles in southern Syria as they sought to cross the border into the Hashemite kingdom. A military statement said the camouflaged vehicles, identified as Land Rovers, were destroyed. Later, diplomatic sources […]

MiG-21 flown by Syrian defector checked out by U.S.

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MiG-21 flown by Syrian defector checked out by U.S.

Special to WorldTribune.com AMMAN — Jordan and the United States have been examining a Syrian Air Force MiG-21 flown by a defector from the regime of President Bashar Assad. Jordanian sources said the MiG-21 was examined by technical crews from the United States and Hashemite kingdom. The sources said the two sides sought to determine […]