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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Dutch FM calls for no-fly-zone over Idlib
2020-03-06
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#6  /\ I meant what the typical EU-member pilot would be told to do if encountering... I can see that Idlib, from the Israeli viewpoint, is a place where enemies and potential enemies are destroying each other -- time to sit back with a bag of popcorn lest you distract them from mutual slaughter.
Posted by: magpie   2020-03-06 16:47  

#5  Magpie, right now Hezbollah supplementing Syrian regulars in Idlib, and the Turks are killing them. We're all for it.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2020-03-06 14:35  

#4  ...And what sort of Rules of Engagement will they fly under?
"If Syrian you may shoot if they look hostile (assuming your legal officer can decide if self-defense is okay before you have to eject. Note: this assumes said legal officer let you take off with live ordnance.);
If Turkish you should ignore any aerial bombing of Kurdish civilians,
If Israeli you should call for the ICC and stay overhead with a camera, and
If Russian ... Run Away!" (/sarc)
Posted by: magpie   2020-03-06 14:31  

#3  Along with the Belgian Airstrikes...
Posted by: Frank G   2020-03-06 10:32  

#2  The Dutch have F-16s. Crank em up, Hans...
Posted by: M. Murcek   2020-03-06 10:26  

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Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2020-03-06 06:07  

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