ISIS fighters shot down Syrian Air Force plane

In Syria, militants of the "Islamic State" (the organization is recognized as a terrorist organization in Russia and banned) shot down a plane of the government Air Force. This is reported by Reuters with reference to the organization The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which monitors the situation in Syria.

It is reported that the plane was shot down near the city of Al-Suwayda in southern Syria. According to preliminary data, the pilot managed to escape.

On April 14, there were reports in the media that in the vicinity of the city of Raqqa in northern Syria, IS militants shot down a Russian plane and captured two pilots. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation denied these reports.

• On April 5, a Syrian Su-22 military aircraft was shot down in the Aleppo area, where hostilities continue. According to unconfirmed reports, militants of the Islamist group al-Nusra Front (recognized as terrorist in Russia and banned) captured the pilot.
• In November 2015, a Russian Su-24 bomber was shot down in Syria. It was attacked by Turkish Air Force fighters. Bomber pilot Oleg Peshkov died: when he was descending by parachute, they opened fire on him from the ground. The navigator of the Su-24 was rescued, Marine Alexander Pozynich died in the rescue operation.
• In Syria, where a civil war has been going on since 2011, a truce has been in effect since the end of February. The Syrian government and representatives of various rebel groups are participating in negotiations mediated by the UN. The truce does not apply to ISIS, the al-Nusra Front and other organizations designated as terrorist by the UN.