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by **GreekIslandGirl** » Fri Oct 16, 2015 4:29 pm

Get Real! wrote:
The military said the unknown aircraft detected near the border had been warned three times before it was shot down "in accordance with rules of engagement".

Some kid's model plane got vaporised by the mighty TAF!

Yes, but as someone in the Guardian said, the TAF did follow their macho, 3-warning procedure before shooting down the child's toy. :lol:

So, his mum can't complain!

by **Paphitis** » Fri Oct 16, 2015 5:30 pm

That is a Russian made Drone that was shot down. Could be either Russian or Syrian. Probably Syrian.

Here is a picture of this particular model.

Max endurance of over 16 hours.

Here is a picture of the shot down drone.

There is a FLIR that pops out in the underbelly of the aircraft so it is a pretty serious bit of kit. it's able to transmit Infra Red images and video day or night in real time back to its base station or even back to Command and Control. It can also detect heat sources.

It's the perfect means of gathering intelligence. It could have also have been sent by the Russians and Syrians to see what the reaction of the Turkish Military would be. Relatively cheap to lose although that little "model" might still be worth anything approaching about a million USD with its FLIR Sensor and telemetry.

by **Get Real!** » Fri Oct 16, 2015 6:01 pm

Someone is going out of his way to save the Turks from major embarrassment…

:lol:

Meanwhile, the model plane has been upgraded by the Turkish media with photos of something that looks bigger and more menacing… :lol:

http://www.todayszaman.com/anasayfa_ten ... 80967.html

by **Paphitis** » Fri Oct 16, 2015 6:12 pm

Get Real! wrote:Someone is going out of his way to save the Turks from major embarrassment…

It looks like a job well done by the Turkish Military. It's only a drone but this thing can transmit invaluable information to the Russians. It was probably sent on a one way sorty or suicide mission to test how long Turkish Air Defence will take to respond or whether they will respond. Much better doing it this way than to send an advance fighter and risk the aircraft and pilot.

So the Russians will be thinking long and hard about whether they will be making anymore errors into Turkish Airspace in the future. The Turks would have known it was a drone from its airspeed.

by **Get Real!** » Fri Oct 16, 2015 7:11 pm

Russian Hinds mopping up America’s terrorists in some Syrian location getting liberated…

by **Get Real!** » Fri Oct 16, 2015 10:46 pm

Brother Nathanael: Obama Mocked By Entire World

The Future Belongs To Russia

by **Get Real!** » Sat Oct 17, 2015 12:56 am

Busted! Russians Catch US in Fake Bombing Campaign <-- :lol:

http://www.veteranstoday.com/2015/10/16 ... -campaign/

Russian drone maker refutes claims Turkey downed its UAV <-- :lol:

https://www.rt.com/news/318904-russia-d ... key-syria/

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by **repulsewarrior** » Sat Oct 17, 2015 2:20 am

Source:Xinhua Published: 2015-10-15 8:55:28
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Iraqi security forces on Wednesday liberated the country's largest oil refinery from the Islamic State (IS) militants near the town of Baiji in Iraq's northern central province of Salahudin, a provincial security source told Xinhua.

The troops and allied Shiite and Sunni paramilitary units, known as Hashd Shaabi, drove out the IS militants from the vast oil refinery near the battlefield town of Baiji, some 200 km north of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, after a day-long battles with the IS militants, the source said on condition of anonymity.

The troops launched their attacks at dawn after heavy overnight bombardment on the IS positions in Baiji, nearby oil refinery and the small town of Seiniyah, just west of the battleground in Baiji.

The troops also cut all the supply routes and cordoned off the IS-held districts inside the town of Baiji, while fierce clashes continued during the day, the source said, adding that "Baiji battle it is expected to end in the early morning hours of Thursday."

Earlier in the day, the troops and allied militias attacked the town of Seiniyah and managed to recapture a small airbase and cut a major supply route between Salahudin province and the adjacent Anbar province.

The battles in Salahudin province, part of the second phase of major offensive announced late on Monday by Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, who is also Commander-in-chief of Iraqi armed forces, aimed at freeing towns seized by the IS group since June 2014 in the northern part of Salahudin province.

In April, Iraqi security forces freed the provincial capital city of Tikrit, after weeks of heavy fighting and air strikes by the US-led international bombing campaign against the IS, as well as efforts by Shiite militias of Hashd Shaabi groups.

During the past few months, the security forces and allied militias, backed by Iraqi and the US-led coalition aircraft, were fighting with extremist militants in Baiji and the nearby Iraq's largest oil refinery, but the two sides have been involved in fierce tug-of-war battles.

Salahudin, a predominantly Sunni province with its capital of Tikrit, some 170 km north of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, is the hometown of former President Saddam Hussein.

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