Turkey shoots down drone at border with SyriaOctober 16, 2015 - 15:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish warplanes shot down a drone in Turkish air space near the Syrian border on Friday, October 16 and its nationality has not yet been identified, a senior government official told Reuters. The military said earlier in a statement that it had shot down an unidentified aircraft after it continued on its trajectory despite three warnings, in line with the NATO member's rules of engagement. Broadcaster NTV said the drone was brought down around 3 km (1.9 miles) inside Turkish air space. Two Russian jets violated Turkish air space earlier this month, bringing the Syrian conflict across NATO's borders, and Turkey has warned it would respond if the violations continued. The Russian air force officially informed the Turkish military on Thursday about the violations and about steps it would take to prevent a repetition. Turkey has also reported unidentified aircraft and Syria-based missile air defense systems harassing its warplanes. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |