Syrian flight from Moscow to Damascus intercepted by F16s (video)

Turkish F-16 fighter jets intercepted a civilian flight from Moscow to Damascus on Thursday. Now an amateur video made by passengers has been released, showing balaclava-clad Turkish soldiers entering the plane.

Digital Journal reported on the story on Thursday, where Turkey was claiming to have found munitions aboard the civilian airliner, which was traveling from Moscow to Damascus... read more and watch video.

Syria downed Turkish F-4 jet over territorial waters

It is now official. Syria has confirmed that it did shoot down a Turkish F-4 jet yesterday. Turkey promises to "determinedly take necessary steps" in response.

Digital Journal reported yesterday on the shooting down of a Turkish F-4 Phantom jet by Syrian forces. At that stage, nothing was completely confirmed.

According to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, he could not confirm whether the plane had been shot down or had crashed. He also could not confirm reports that Syria had apologized for downing the jet.... read more.

Turkish military aircraft crashes in Syria

According to media reports, a Turkish military aircraft has crashed in Syria. The aircraft appears to have been shot down and the two pilots have been rescued.

Lebanon-based Al-Mayadeen TV is reporting that the plane went down as Syrian air defense opened fire.

In other unconfirmed reports, it has been said that Syria had shot at two Turkish fighter jets that entered Syrian airspace... read full story.