Syria Shoots Down Turkish Fighter

[TFatseas]

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/...85L0PZ20120622

Reuters) - Lebanon's Hezbollah-owned Al-Manar television station said on Friday that Syrian air defenses shot down a Turkish military aircraft, quoting Syrian security sources.
"Syrian security sources confirmed to a Manar correspondent in Damascus that Syrian defense forces shot down the Turkish fighter jet," a news flash on the Beirut-based station said.

[Jimbuna]

Turkey is a member of Nato, meaning that it could invoke Article V of the North Atlantic Treaty and summon the aid of all 28 countries in the alliance if it comes under attack. Turkey's government is a strident critic of President Bashar al-Assad's regime and tension has risen along the land border between the two neighbours.

Interesting

[TLAM Strike]

There is also reports that a Syrian jet defected to Jordan.

[Codz]

It would be interesting to see what Russia does if NATO does get directly involved.

[Hottentot]

Originally Posted by Codz

It would be interesting to see what Russia does if NATO does get directly involved.

Condemn strongly, make lots of noise, maybe show some muscles, write long winded letters about the moral decadence of other nations, rant about human rights and make some little annoying "Ha! Take that!" gestures on some more obscure and less important matter to have a little payback. Much like it usually works in international relations. Or a sandbox, for that matter.

Edit: I forgot the most important and obvious one. Praise self, of course.

[Oberon]

Oh Snap, Turkey has been angry at Syria since day one of this mess, this could be the turning factor if Turkey decides to directly intervene.

Whether NATO would actually follow through if Turkey invited it is another matter, some nations probably would, but many I think would just commit a token force.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Oberon

Oh Snap, Turkey has been angry at Syria since day one of this mess, this could be the turning factor if Turkey decides to directly intervene.

Whether NATO would actually follow through if Turkey invited it is another matter, some nations probably would, but many I think would just commit a token force.

If Turkey 'directly intervenes' I can see Russia making a lot of political noise but nothing more because NATO and or the US would have no other option than to become physically involved in response to what the west would see as Russian aggression.

My own assessment: still a storm in a tea cup.

[mapuc]

Originally Posted by Codz

It would be interesting to see what Russia does if NATO does get directly involved.

Heard on danish radio, that Russia would not hesitate to give Syria advanced ground-to-air system. If NATO is carrying out its threat to intervene in Syria.

So its going to be very interesting on what's really going to happen if NATO carries out its threats


Markus

[MH]

Nothing will happen.

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by MH

Nothing will happen.

This is the most likely of things. Still, an interesting, and some might say inevitable, occurrence.

[Kongo Otto]

Originally Posted by MH

Nothing will happen.

Spot on!

[TarJak]

Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

There is also reports that a Syrian jet defected to Jordan.

http://www.smh.com.au/world/syrian-c...622-20rod.html

According to this report the pilot, a colonel in the Syrian defence forces, has been granted asylum in Jordan.

[BossMark]

Well it looks like there will be a few pissed off Turkeys, all they will do is flap their wings run round in circles and then do bugger all about it.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by BossMark

Well it looks like there will be a few pissed off Turkeys, all they will do is flap their wings run round in circles and then do bugger all about it.