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Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Syrian city “bombed by fighter jets”


Parts of Syria's second city of Aleppo have been bombed by fighter jets as the conflict continues to escalate, reports suggest.

The attack, thought to be the first time warplanes have been used in Aleppo and a significant escalation to the ongoing conflict, was originally reported by the BBC, with Al Jazeera further commenting that the bombing was carried out by a Russian-built MiG 23 aircraft.

Syria's fleet of MiG-23 Flogger Fighter Bombers is one of the largest of the Syrian Air Force, with the nation thought to possess approximately 146 MiG-23s spread across several variants, including the ground-attack MiG-23BN variant.

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2 comments:

  1. Chuck Hill25/7/12 19:06

    That was not a Mig 23, it was a probably an L39, a Czech built trainer and light attack aircraft. It is also reportedly in the Syrian inventory.

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  2. Ko Savonije26/7/12 10:07

    Contrary to earlier reports, the jets resemble Czechoslovakian-made L-39 Albatros ground attack aircraft rather than Russian-made MiG 29s


    Source: http://goo.gl/eW5IG

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