Turkish jets have begun an aerial offensive, codenamed operation "Olive Branch", against the Syrian Kurdish-held enclave of Afrin, in northwest Syria Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018 . (AP)

File photo showing smoke rising on the air from inside Syria, after an aerial offensive by Turkish jets. (File photo: AP)

Turkey downs drone on Syria border

Reuters, Ankara

Published: 29 September ,2019: 12:00 AM GST Updated: 20 May ,2020: 11:00 AM GST

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Turkish fighter jets have downed a drone that violated Turkey’s airspace from Syria six times, the defence ministry said on Sunday, adding that the drone’s nationality could not be immediately determined.

A ministry statement said that two F-16 fighter jets had tracked down the drone after the repeated violations of Turkish airspace, which occurred on Saturday.

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