Washington: The US military was not involved in the Turkish downing of a Russian fighter jet along the Syrian border today, a US defense official said.
"Our Turkish allies informed us that their military aircraft shot down a Russian military aircraft near the Syrian border after it violated Turkish airspace on Tuesday," the defense official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
"At this time, we can confirm that US forces were not involved in this incident."
Pentagon officials have previously condemned the actions and tactics of Russian pilots after Russian jets violated Turkish airspace last month.
Russia insists the jet was inside Syrian airspace and condemned the downing as "a very serious incident."
"Our Turkish allies informed us that their military aircraft shot down a Russian military aircraft near the Syrian border after it violated Turkish airspace on Tuesday," the defense official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
"At this time, we can confirm that US forces were not involved in this incident."
Pentagon officials have previously condemned the actions and tactics of Russian pilots after Russian jets violated Turkish airspace last month.
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Russia insists the jet was inside Syrian airspace and condemned the downing as "a very serious incident."
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