Syria’s armed forces said insurgents downed a military jet in northern Hama province on Tuesday, killing the pilot.
Militant group Tahrir al Sham – a fighting force dominated by members of Al Qaeda’s former branch in Syria – said it hit the plane.
A source said the militants were searching for another pilot they believed had survived the crash.
Syria’s air force and army, supported by Russian air power and Iranian-backed militias, have stepped up an offensive in Hama in recent weeks, pushing north towards the rebel stronghold of Idlib.
News Source: Reuters
