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| By: Israel Insider staff and partners |
| Published: February 12, 2005 |
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Diplomatic sources said Israel Air Force F-16 multi-role fighters intercepted and downed two Syrian MiG-29 fighter-jets in a dogfight which took place in September 2004 over the eastern Mediterranean Sea.
It was the first air engagement between Israeli and Syrian fighter-jets since the 1980s. The battle took place when Israel Air Force fighter-jets buzzed the Syrian city of Latakia, a port used by Iran for the trans-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. |
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