Anlalyst: Syria’s downing of F-16 jet sent warning message to Israel, US

Regarding Syrian shoot down of Israeli F-16 aggresion fighter jet, Mimi al-Laham said the incident marks a turning point in the developments unfolding in Syria over the past years.

“For the past five years, Israel has been harassing Syrian territory and violating Syrian airspace as well as bombing the Syrian military” to protect the terrorists operating in the Golan Heights, the analyst said.

However, she said, it is the first time the Israeli military has had to admit that one of its jets was shot down.

She said, “This is an escalation that will perhaps prevent future attacks by Israel, and really sends a message not just to Israel but to the United States that Syria is not going to lie down and allow these attacks to continue to happen.”