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Russia Strikes Back At Syrian Rebels Who Downed Fighter Jet, Killed Pilot
Syria's former al-Qaida affiliate claimed responsibility Saturday for the downing of a Russian warplane in northern Syria, apparently using a surface-to-air missile.
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Syrian Rebels Down Russian Warplane, Kill Pilot After He Ejects
A Russian pilot was killed Saturday in fighting with Islamists after his warplane was downed over northwest Syria, Russia's defence ministry and a monitor said.
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Russia Is Escalating Tensions Ahead Of The US Elections, Officials Say
On a recent night at this air base where NATO fighter pilots keep a constant vigil against the Kremlin, the alarms that warn that Russian planes were veering toward NATO airspace wouldn't stop going off.
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Moscow Demands Arrest Of Rebel For 'Murder' Of Russian Warplane Pilot
Moscow on Wednesday called for Ankara to arrest a rebel it claims killed the pilot of the Russian jet downed by Turkey last month on the Syrian border.
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Pilot of Russian Plane Downed By Turkey Buried With Military Honours
A Russian pilot killed after his plane was shot down by a Turkish jet last week was buried in the Russian city of Lipetsk today with military honours, after being posthumously given the country's highest military award.
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Vladimir Putin Snubs Tayyip Erdogan in Paris as Pilot's Body Returns to Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin snubbed a meeting with Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Paris today as the body of a pilot killed when Ankara downed one of Moscow's warplanes was flown home.
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Turkey Sends Body of Shot Down Pilot Back to Russia: Reports
Turkey today sent back to Russia the body of a pilot killed when his plane was shot down by the Turkish air force for allegedly violating its air space on the Syrian border, reports said.
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Syrian Paper Recounts Rescue of Downed Russian Pilot
Syrian special forces launched an operation "behind enemy lines" to rescue the surviving crew member of a Russian warplane downed by Turkey, Syria's Al-Watan newspaper reported today.
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Russia Says Jet Downing 'Provocation' as Pilot Denies Warning
Russia on Wednesday accused Turkey of a "planned provocation" over the downing of a warplane on the Syrian border as a rescued pilot claimed that no warning had been given.
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Russia Says Second Pilot of Downed Warplane Rescued in Syria
Russian and Syrian special forces have freed the second pilot of a Russian warplane shot down by Turkey and he is now at a Russian air base in Syria, the defence minister said today.
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1 Russian Pilot of Downed Jet Dead, Second Missing: Sources
One Russian pilot of a warplane downed by Turkey over northern Syria today was killed and the second is missing, rebel and opposition activist sources told AFP.
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Russia Strikes Back At Syrian Rebels Who Downed Fighter Jet, Killed Pilot
Syria's former al-Qaida affiliate claimed responsibility Saturday for the downing of a Russian warplane in northern Syria, apparently using a surface-to-air missile.
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Syrian Rebels Down Russian Warplane, Kill Pilot After He Ejects
A Russian pilot was killed Saturday in fighting with Islamists after his warplane was downed over northwest Syria, Russia's defence ministry and a monitor said.
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Russia Is Escalating Tensions Ahead Of The US Elections, Officials Say
On a recent night at this air base where NATO fighter pilots keep a constant vigil against the Kremlin, the alarms that warn that Russian planes were veering toward NATO airspace wouldn't stop going off.
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Moscow Demands Arrest Of Rebel For 'Murder' Of Russian Warplane Pilot
Moscow on Wednesday called for Ankara to arrest a rebel it claims killed the pilot of the Russian jet downed by Turkey last month on the Syrian border.
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Pilot of Russian Plane Downed By Turkey Buried With Military Honours
A Russian pilot killed after his plane was shot down by a Turkish jet last week was buried in the Russian city of Lipetsk today with military honours, after being posthumously given the country's highest military award.
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Vladimir Putin Snubs Tayyip Erdogan in Paris as Pilot's Body Returns to Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin snubbed a meeting with Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Paris today as the body of a pilot killed when Ankara downed one of Moscow's warplanes was flown home.
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Turkey Sends Body of Shot Down Pilot Back to Russia: Reports
Turkey today sent back to Russia the body of a pilot killed when his plane was shot down by the Turkish air force for allegedly violating its air space on the Syrian border, reports said.
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Syrian Paper Recounts Rescue of Downed Russian Pilot
Syrian special forces launched an operation "behind enemy lines" to rescue the surviving crew member of a Russian warplane downed by Turkey, Syria's Al-Watan newspaper reported today.
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Russia Says Jet Downing 'Provocation' as Pilot Denies Warning
Russia on Wednesday accused Turkey of a "planned provocation" over the downing of a warplane on the Syrian border as a rescued pilot claimed that no warning had been given.
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Russia Says Second Pilot of Downed Warplane Rescued in Syria
Russian and Syrian special forces have freed the second pilot of a Russian warplane shot down by Turkey and he is now at a Russian air base in Syria, the defence minister said today.
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1 Russian Pilot of Downed Jet Dead, Second Missing: Sources
One Russian pilot of a warplane downed by Turkey over northern Syria today was killed and the second is missing, rebel and opposition activist sources told AFP.
