Special to WorldTribune.com Turkey gave no warning before shooting down a Russian Su-24 fighter jet on Nov. 24, the surviving Russian pilot said. Turkey said its F-16s shot down the Russian Su-24 near the Syrian border after repeated warnings, reportedly a total of 10, over air space violations. The pilot said on Nov. 25 that […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Russian President Vladimir Putin warned of “significant consequences” and dubbed Turkey “accomplices of terrorists” on Nov. 24 after a Russian Su-24 was shot down by Turkey. Russian news agencies reported that one of the pilots who had parachuted from the crippled plane was killed by groundfire. Russian General Staff spokesman Lt. Gen. […]
