Syrian Air News Stories
US Government Blacklists Syrian Airline
May 16, 2013
The US government on Thursday blacklisted four Syrian government ministers, an airline and a television station it said helped the Assad government in its two-year crackdown on opposition forces.
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Warning Shots Fired at Airliner At Syrian Airport
December 21, 2012
Syrian rebels fired warning shots at an airliner preparing to take off from Aleppo airport in the first direct attack on a civilian flight since the uprising in Syria began 21 months ago, a rebel commander said on Friday.
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Turkey Says Syrian Plane Carried Russian Munitions
October 11, 2012
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday a Syrian passenger plane forced to land in Ankara was carrying Russian-made munitions destined for Syria's armed forces, ratcheting up tension between the countries.
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New Syrian Sanctions Include More Travel Bans
October 11, 2012
The EU will toughen up sanctions on Syria's arms industry and bar more of its officials from visiting Europe in order to crimp President Bashar al-Assad's access to cash, diplomats said on Thursday.
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Moscow Says Plane Seizure Endangered Lives
October 11, 2012
Moscow accused Ankara of endangering Russian lives on Thursday after Turkey forced a Syrian passenger plane to land and seized what it suspected was military equipment being ferried from Russia to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
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Syria Says Moscow Plane Carried Legal Cargo
October 11, 2012
Syria said on Thursday a Damascus-bound plane forced to land in Ankara by Turkish fighter jets while en route from Moscow had been carrying legitimate cargo.
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Turkey Forces Down Syrian Passenger Plane
October 10, 2012
Turkey scrambled fighters to force a Syrian passenger plane to land on Wednesday, suspecting it of carrying military equipment from Moscow, while Turkey's military chief warned of a more forceful response if shelling continued to spill over the border.
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