Islamic extremists claim to have shot down a Syrian air force plan close to the Turkish border.
Militant group Ahrar al-Sham claimed that one of its anti-aircraft units shot down the warplane with a homemade Manpad system known as ‘Olive one’.
Turkey’s state-run news agency also reported that a plane has crashed near the Syria-Turkey border.
The Syrian Arab Air Force (SyAAF) confirmed it had lost contact to a plane, which flying low in Idlib province, but denied it had been shot down.
A source said the warplane had encountered technical difficulties, which had caused it to rapidly drop in altitude.
The Syrian pilots reportedly eject safety from the fighter jet, landing on Turkish soil in the country’s Hatay province.
The pilots are believed to be in custody in Turkey.
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