Syrian military says will "bring down" any Turkish war planes in its air space

Published Thu, Oct 20, 2016 · 11:20 PM

[BEIRUT] The Syrian military said on Thursday that it would bring down any Turkish war planes entering Syrian air space, a response to air strikes carried out by Turkey overnight in northern Syria.

"Any attempt to once again breach Syrian airspace by Turkish war planes will be dealt with and they will be brought down by all means available," the Syrian army general command said in a statement.

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