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Syrian Rebels Shoot Down Assad Warplane Near Cease-Fire ZoneTwo rebel groups said they downed the plane in regime-controlled territory just days after the U.S. and Russia agreed to a ceasefire in the region. Aria Bendix Jul 11, 2017 News Two Syrian rebel groups shot down a warplane in southern Syria on Tuesday, the groups announced in a joint statement. The shooting took place over territory belonging to the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and came dangerously close to a cease-fire zone brokered last week by the U.S. and Russia. The ceasefire, which went into effect on Sunday, applies to the Daraa, Quneitra, and Sweida regions in southern Syria. On Tuesday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a U.K.-based war monitor, confirmed that rebels downed a government plane near a village bordering Sweida and Damascus.“The plane was shot down and crashed in regime-controlled territory. We have no information on the pilot,” said Fares al-Munjed, the head of communications for Ahmad al-Abdo, one of the rebel groups. ...Continued: https://www.theatlantic.com/news/archive/2017/07/syrian-rebels-shoot-down-warplane-near-ceasefire-zone/533358/
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