ISIS have claimed they have shot down a Su-22M-4 in Syria

Sep 18, 2015

Modified date: Sep 18, 2015

17th Sep. 2015, a SyAAF Su-22M-4 operating from T4 airbase was shot down over Jazal oil field area located around 40km to the north east of the said airbase.

ISIS media reported shooting down the aircraft claimed as ‘MiG-21‘ which is apparently not.

The Islamic State (IS) group reported on Thursday that it has shot down a MiG-21, a Russian jet, near the Jazal oil field in the Homs governorate.

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ISIS have claimed they have shot down a Su-22M-4 in Syria

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