U.S. Shoots Down First Assad Fighter Jet Over Syria

Ramping up the air battle over Syria and tensions with Russia, the U.S. downed a Syrian regime Su-22 on Sunday in the first U.S. military victory in air-to-air combat since 1999.

David Axe

Published Jun. 18 2017 7:34PM EDT 

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