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Syria Fired Missiles for 40 Minutes after Israeli Strike, Hitting Russian Plane
(Times of Israel) Syrian anti-aircraft batteries fired dozens of barrages without aiming for 40 minutes after the initial Israeli attack in Syria on Monday, downing a Russian plane, the IDF reported. The IDF's findings were presented in recent days by the head of the air force, Maj.-Gen. Amikam Norkin, to his Russian counterparts in Moscow. The IDF found that the "deconfliction mechanism" with Russian forces followed the usual procedure before the strike. After the Syrians succeeded in downing an Israeli F-16 fighter in February, they have become more energetic in their efforts and every Israeli attack is met with dozens of anti-aircraft missiles.