Told ya: Russia was in Syria's airspace for seconds. It. Chee. Trigger Finger.https://twitter.com/jimsciutto/status/669251740454232064 …
@LemonSlayerUS Was Russia warned not to breach airspace or not to attack Turkmen rebels?
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@emptywheel Excellent question! Also, did Turkey shoot down Russian SU-24 before or after its bombing run on said Turkmen rebels? -
@LemonSlayerUS THe radar shows a pass through, a circle around, then another pass through. So maybe that circle around was a bombing run? -
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@emptywheel Same thoughts here. Would give Turkey enough time to hear complaints from Turkmen rebels about getting bombed.
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@empiricalerror@emptywheel So SU-24 shootdown may have indeed been premeditated by Turkey for the Russian bombing of Turkmen rebels. -
@LemonSlayerUS Hard to believe it's not. 17 secs isn't lot of time to chase down Russian plane if you're not planning ahead@empiricalerror -
@emptywheel To be fair, planes' trajectory was clear so they had a lot more time than 17 secs.@LemonSlayerUS -
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@empiricalerror@emptywheel Also to be fair, Turkish F-16s were waiting & ready flying CAP. Seems to imply intentions. -
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@empiricalerror@emptywheel Q: Does Turkey fly CAP along their SE border with Syria or just in the SW border area where Turkmen reside? -
@LemonSlayerUS@emptywheel Entire border AFAIK (total of 10 F-16s flying CAP).
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