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This is Syria's only operational Ilyushin Il-76 transport aircraft (YK-ATA), seen here at Paris-Le Bourget Airport in 2009. It may have been used to transport Mil Mi-25 attack helicopters to Syria from Russia through Iraqi airspace. (Photo by twin-otter64 via Flickr, CC-BY-NC-SA)

Did Syria Transport Russian Attack Helicopters Through Iraqi Airspace?

In late October, Syria asked Iraqi authorities to grant air access for a cargo plane transporting refurbed attack helicopters from Russia.
by Michael Grabell, ProPublica
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Turkish Air Force General Dynamics F-16 jet.

Turkey Scrambles Fighter Jets in Response to Syrian Helicopter Flights

Turkey scrambled fighter jets three separate times on Saturday as Syrian helicopters approached the tense border area.
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Turkish Fighter Jets Intercept Iranian Cargo Plane, Nothing Illegal Found On Board

Turkey's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday released a detained Iran cargo plane after a search found nothing illegal.
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An Iran Air Boeing 747SP. (Photo by Tom Alfano)

Iraq Intercepts Iranian Plane Enroute to Syria

Iraqi authorities on Saturday ordered a Syria-bound cargo plane to land in Baghdad to make sure it was not carrying weapons.
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A Syrian Arab Airlines Airbus A320 (YK-AKD) takes off from Vienna in 2009. (Photo by Trainier via Wikipedia)

Syrian Airliner in Midair Collision With Military Helicopter Over Damascus

A Syrian military helicopter crashed near Damascus on Thursday after it clipped the tail of a large passenger plane, which landed safely.
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