Syrian Air Defense Force Attack on Turkish Reconnaissance Aircraft
July 11, 2012![](https://understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/styles/thumb-wide/public/SyriaAAGun.jpg?itok=ZN9Ikzrr)
This backgrounder provides a technical description of the Turkish RF-4E, the Syrian air defenses, analysis of the differing radar snapshots provided by Syria and Turkey, and analysis of the current situation.