PILOT OF SYRIAN MILITARY KILLED BY INSURGENTS AS JET SHOT DOWN…
The pilot of a Syrian military jet died when he was shot down by
insurgents, according state television in the country.
The plane was downed over the northern Hama province, which has seen intense aerial strikes by
Russian and Syrian air forces in the country’s civil war. Dozens of
civilians have been killed in the bombing of towns away from front lines
in the last few weeks, according to rescue workers and witnesses. The fighting
has continued as proposed peace talks by Russia were rejected by Syrian
rebels and opposition groups.
They have accused Moscow of failing to
apply necessary pressure on its ally, Syrian president Bashar Assad, to end the
conflict. committed war crimes against Syrians”.They said they are committed to
the UN-led Geneva process, and urged the international community to end the
bloodshed, now in its seventh year Forty rebel groups said the talks expected next month are an attempt to circumvent the United Nations-led
process, which has made virtually no progress since it began in 2014. The
groups, including Ahrar al-Sham, Army of Islam, and western and regionally
backed Free Syrian Army groups, said Moscow asked them to give up their demand
for Mr Assad to step down. But they rejected the call, calling Russia “an aggressor that has committed war crimes against Syrians”.
They said they are committed to
the UN-led Geneva process, and urged the international community to end the
bloodshed, now in its seventh year.
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