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Did this seriously just get necro’d.

Well the war is still going on so there is still something to necro this thread over

Yes, he defected in a Mig-21bis. Don’t be fooled by media reports that it is “an advanced jet fighter”, the Mig-21 has been around since the 60s and the bis (Bison) variant has been around since the Early 1970s.

In other news, Syria has shot down a Turkish F-4 Phantom II

Well…

X-Singular is still alive, I can tell you that.

I feel bad for the poor people who keep putting up with all of this. I’m losing count of the protests, riots and rebel insurrections. We should create a gas that nulls anger and violent feelings, and then cover the middle east with it.

@Quantum

Or at least he was confirmed to be alive 3 days ago.

@Doeoeoeooeoeod

Feel bad for X-singular then. There’s been more gunfights and civilian slaughters in Aleppo the last few days

Need I remind anyone, that’s where X lives.

I thought at first that Turkey and Syria were taking the whole “shooting down of an aircraft” quite well but …

Turkey’s foreign minister has said the fighter jet shot down by Syrian air defence forces on Friday was in international airspace when it was hit

Also

Were the Turkish Phantoms ‘Teasing’ Syrian Air Defenses for NATO’s ELINT Collection?

Already told him that in the IRC, he won’t. He lost too much already to give up now.

Oh just an FYI, X is alive. Just talked to him a while ago.

The Syrians shot at ANOTHER Turkish Jet.

And According to Bulent Arinc, the deputy prime minister, said that “all options were on the table” for Turkey’s response

It’s like the Syrians are just tempting fate.

Indeed.

Seriously, stop shooting!!

…or a death wish. It’s like they are just asking for trouble

Apparently it’s not enough that Bashar is in deep shit with his own civilian population and is actively involved in war with his own country….now he’s pissing of the Turks and being provocative to neighboring nations.

What is this guy trying to accomplish?

@Phoneix

Still alive? That’s good. Although X did mention something to me about filtering and monitoring equipment in Syria so that explains his inactivity

I meant to share this Vid a month ago but my Internet wasn’t cooperating with me.
Just because it’s from a month ago doesn’t mean that things changed.
120 dead today.
And here starts the artillery again…
At least I’m used to sleeping even with the loud noises in the back now, not sure if that’s a good thing or a bad thing…

Watching that video, all I can think of is why? Each shell is another $200,000 bucks down the drain from cost of ammunition, damage costs to buildings and costs of medical care to those affected by the collateral damage. All that money accomplishes what exactly? Scared civilians and more Youtube videos?

Blowing up empty houses with mortar shells…what exactly is the point of that?

That’s my point: Middle eastern conflicts have always appeared pointless or justified upon a terrible lost cause, to me.

Just a big news recap:

Syrian Free Army sets off a massive bomb killing several High ranking officials in Damascus including the Defense Minister and the deputy defense minister who is Bashar Al Asad’s Brother in Law (Asaf Shawkat)

In addition The Free Syrian Army has launched a massive offensive across all of Syria but centered around the Damascus Area.

This report sums up the major battles:

There has been fighting in Aleppo. Hopefully, X is alright.