Joseph Kechichian speaks on Syria's shooting down of Turkish warplane

  • 12 years ago
The Syrian military says it has shot down a Turkish fighter jet "over its territorial waters", risking a new crisis between Middle Eastern neighbours already at bitter odds over a 16-month-old revolt against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

Joseph Kechichian, a Middle East analyst, says the incident shows that Syrian air force is up and running.