Further Aircraft Lost before Idlib Ceasefire Agreement
The ceasefire ar Idlib ended a brief period of intense fighting between Assadist and Turkish forces, during which a number of aircraft were downed.
Turkish air force F-16s, like this example seen during a NATO exercise, shot down at least three Syrian aircraft during the brief Spring Shield operations, firing missiles across the border from within Turkish airspace. (Photo: Crown Copyright 2014/OGL)
Turkish air force F-16s, like this example seen during a NATO exercise, shot down at least three Syrian aircraft during the brief Spring Shield operations, firing missiles across the border from within Turkish airspace. (Photo: Crown Copyright 2014/OGL)

Both the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) and Syrian Arab Army (SAA) disputing control over the rebel-held parts of Syria’s Idlib province suffered considerable losses in personnel and equipment before a truce came into effect on the morning of March 6. The ceasefire agreement had been reached a day earlier in the Kremlin, where Vladimir Putin hosted Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan.


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