Syrian Missile Defense Systems 'Harass' Turkish Jets

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An F-16 aircraft conducting patrol flights along the Turkish-Syrian border was harassed by the Syrian missile systems for 30 seconds, according to the statement of the Turkish General Staff.

ANKARA  – The Turkish General Staff accused Syrian air defense system radars on Wednesday of "harassing" its aircraft on the Turkish-Syrian border.

"Eight F-16 aircraft conducted patrol flights along the Turkish-Syrian border. During this mission, our plane was harassed by the Syrian missile systems for 30 seconds," the general staff said in a statement, referring to an incident that took place on Tuesday.

On Tuesday, the Turkish General Staff said an unidentified MiG-29 followed its F-16 fighters that were patrolling the Turkish-Syrian border and activated its target system for 4.5 minutes the previous day.