Syria rebels 'shoot down warplane'
- 12 years ago
Syrian rebels claim that they have shot down a government warplane in the eastern province of Deir Ezzor.
Amateur video footage shows the jet being downed, and then another of the plane's pilot giving a statement. Al Jazeera cannot verify the content of the videos.
If the report is true, then bringing down a fighter jet is a big achievement for the outgunned opposition.
But the government says the aircraft malfunctioned and the pilot was forced to eject.
Al Jazeera's Azhar Sukri reports.
Amateur video footage shows the jet being downed, and then another of the plane's pilot giving a statement. Al Jazeera cannot verify the content of the videos.
If the report is true, then bringing down a fighter jet is a big achievement for the outgunned opposition.
But the government says the aircraft malfunctioned and the pilot was forced to eject.
Al Jazeera's Azhar Sukri reports.