Downed Russian Warplane Illustrates Enduring Danger of US-Backed Terrorism
NOVANEWS
By Tony Cartalucci
Global Research
A Russian ground-attack aircraft – a Sukhoi-25 – was shot down using an anti-aircraft missile over the northern Syrian province of Idlib by Al Qaeda affiliates. The pilot was reportedly killed by militants according to the Russian Ministry of Defense.
The BBC in its article, “Russian jet shot down in Syria’s Idlib province,” would report:
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham – formerly linked to al-Qaeda – said it had shot down the plane.
In a statement released on social media, the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group claimed it had shot down the plane using a shoulder-launched surface-to-air missile.
The BBC and other Western media organizations have worked ceaselessly to aid groups like “Hayat Tahrir al-Sham” in their efforts to re-brand themselves and obfusc...