Syrian rebels shoot down government warplane in country's northwest

The jihadist Tahrir al-Sham, the most powerful insurgent group in the area, said its fighters had shot down a Sukhoi 22 jet that had taken off from a Syrian air base in Homs province.

A Sukhoi Su-24 fighter jet takes off from the Hmeymim air base near Latakia, Syria, in this handout photograph released by Russia's Defence Ministry on October 22, 2015.

(photo credit: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)

ByREUTERS

AUGUST 14, 2019 19:00

Syrian rebels shoot down government warplane in country's northwest

The jihadist Tahrir al-Sham, the most powerful insurgent group in the area, said its fighters had shot down a Sukhoi 22 jet that had taken off from a Syrian air base in Homs province.

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Syrian rebels shoot down government warplane in country's northwest

The jihadist Tahrir al-Sham, the most powerful insurgent group in the area, said its fighters had shot down a Sukhoi 22 jet that had taken off from a Syrian air base in Homs province.

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