Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has justified the downing of a Syrian helicopter by military, describing it as necessary. "The Turkish Armed Forces did what's necessary," Erdogan told a press conference on Tuesday, defending the military's downing of the helicopter. He went on to say that the Turkish government has briefed the army ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - A Turkish F-16 jet shot down a Syrian MI-17 attack helicopter, saying it made a 2km incursion into its airspace and ignored warnings. The Turkish military has released a statement saying that it first identified the Russian-built helicopter 26 nautical miles (48 km) away from its airspace, and radioed the pilots until it was ...

The Syrian army has confirmed that Turkish warplanes have shot down a Syrian military helicopter. Early on Tuesday, the army said in a televised statement that the helicopter was "targeted directly by Turkish warplanes." The statement further described Turkeys move in downing the helicopter as hasty", adding that Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's ...

Turkeys deputy prime minister says Turkish warplanes have shot down a Syrian military helicopter after violating the countrys airspace. A Syrian MI-17 helicopter was downed over the southern province of Hatay after it strayed two kilometers into Turkish airspace, Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc told reporters on Monday. Arinc said there was ...