13.02.2005, 14:51
Israelische Luftwaffe schoss im September 2004 zwei syrische MIG-29 über dem östlichen Mittelmeer ab.
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WASHINGTON [MENL] -- Israel has deployed U.S. weaponry to shoot down two advanced Syrian fighter-jets.
Diplomatic sources said Israel Air Force F-16 multi-role fighters intercepted and downed two Syrian MiG-29 fighter-jets last year. The sources said the dogfight took place in September 2004 over the eastern Mediterranean Sea.
This was the first engagement between Israeli and Syrian fighter-jets since the 1980s. The sources said the air battle took place when Israel Air Force fighter-jets buzzed the Syrian city of Latakia, a port used by Iran for the shipment of weapons to Hizbullah.
The Washington-based Reform Party of Syria provided details of the Israeli-Syrian dogfight. RPS said the air battle took place on Sept. 14, 2004, adding that both downed pilots were rescued by Syrian military helicopters.