Tag: Turkey

A pistol is more of a status symbol than a matter of practicality to the Kurds. That’s not to say they don’t serve a purpose, just not the way they do in the West.

Happy Monday, FighterSweep Fans! We wanted to start the week off correctly, and it’s hard to imagine a better way than celebrated the first flight of the ever-awesome, amazing, and mighty Grumman F-14 Tomcat! We all know The Big Fighter as the twin-engine, twin-tailed, swing-winged, death-dealing megastar of the movie Top Gun. She was developed for […]

Happy Monday, FighterSweep Fans! We wanted to start the week off correctly, and it’s hard to imagine a better way than celebrated the first flight of the ever-awesome, amazing, and mighty Grumman F-14 Tomcat! We all know The Big Fighter as the twin-engine, twin-tailed, swing-winged, death-dealing megastar of the movie Top Gun. She was developed for […]

The reality of this is that Turkey could have simply called this the unfortunate situation that it is, apologized, and asked how to make it right instead of escalating it into an international political spectacle.

We must consider the results of the 2003 intervention in Iraq and the deployment of conventional forces in large numbers; the outcome was a disaster of epic proportions.

The merry-go-round of international relations is in full swing and is exactly what ISIS hopes will bring about a new global conflict.

Happy Thanksgiving, FighterSweep Fans! We wanted to take a few minutes of your time to say thank you. We cover a broad spectrum in our readership–from the young student who dreams of flying for a living, all the way up to senior leaders and decision-makers in the military. Our readers are from all over the […]

Once the Fencer was stricken and no longer able to fly, both pilots inside ejected, and thus began the Russian Air Force’s attempt to rescue their downed airmen.

A Russian Su-24M Fencer was shot down this morning after it allegedly violated Turkey’s sovereign airspace.

Whether the Suruc bombing was in fact launched by shadowy figures in the Turkish government or not, it played right into Erdogan’s hand. The air strikes torpedoed the ceasefire agreement, acting as a provocation to reignite open conflict between the Kurds and the Turks.

As we’ve reported to you earlier, a Russian Su-24M Fencer was shot down this morning after it allegedly violated Turkey’s sovereign airspace. “Facts” and “Truth” are radically divergent at this point, so we’re sifting through what we actually know, versus what is being reported. The incident occurred very near to the Turkish border with Syria, […]

Breaking news coming out of Turkey: according to local sources, a warplane has been downed near Syria’s border with Turkey. A few grainy, cell-phone-quality photos have emerged, showing what appears to be a Sukhoi Su-24 Fencer in flames prior to impacting the ground a short time later. We don’t know the exact circumstances of the […]