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Archive 2015 Nov 24, 2015 Anas Siddique

  Turkish forces shot down a Russian warplane today, claiming that it had violated Turkish airspace. With the Syrian conflict already being a powderkeg,...

 

A war plane crashing in flames in a mountainous area in northern Syria after it was shot down by Turkish fighter jets near the Turkish-Syrian border, is seen in this still image taken from video November 24, 2015. Turkish fighter jets shot down a Russian-made warplane near the Syrian border on Tuesday after repeatedly warning it over air space violations, Turkey officials said, but Moscow said it could prove the jet had not left Syrian air space. Turkish presidential sources said the warplane was a Russian-made SU-24. The Turkish military, which did not confirm the plane's origin, said it had been warned 10 times in the space of five minutes about violating Turkish airspace. Russia's defence ministry said one of its fighter jets had been downed in Syria, apparently after coming under fire from the ground, but said it could prove the plane was over Syria for the duration of its flight, Interfax news agency reported. REUTERS/Reuters TV/Haberturk TVATTENTION EDITORS - THIS VIDEO WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. THIS IMAGE WAS PROCESSED BY REUTERS TO ENHANCE QUALITY. UNPROCESSED VERSION OF THE VIDEO WAS PROVIDED SEPARATELY. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE. TURKEY OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN TURKEY.

Turkish forces shot down a Russian warplane today, claiming that it had violated Turkish airspace.

With the Syrian conflict already being a powderkeg, this latest development has many on edge.

The conflict around ‪Syria‬ is incredibly complex, with multiple sides all engaging in combat and vying for control of the skies.

Turkey is a member of NATO and if it feels directly attacked can potentially invoke article 5 ‪of ‎NATO‬ – collective defence. This could lead to a further escalation of conflict in the already volatile region.

Even if ‎Turkey‬ does not invoke article 5, Putin is already positioning ‪‎Russia‬ as the victim of a ‘crime’, going so far as to imply Turkey was supporting terror.

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