MOSCOW – Russia blamed Israel on Tuesday for the loss of a military jet to Syrian fire, which killed all 15 servicemen on board, and threatened a response. Israeli pilots carrying out attacks on Syrian targets “used the Russian plane as a cover, exposing it to fire from Syrian air defenses,” Russian military spokesman Igor Konashenkov said in televised remarks. ADVERTISEMENTAn Israeli air force’s F-16 launched an attack on targets near Syria’s Latakia on Monday around 10 p.m. (1900 GMT) when a Russian Il-20 was landing, he said. “The Il-20, which has a much bigger reflective surface than the F-16, was struck down by an S-200 rocket,” he said. /kgaRead Next

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 18, 2018 09:00 UTC