Syrian Army Vows Revenge after Terrorists Kill Captured Pilot
The Syrian Armed Forces’ Command Center, in a statement on Saturday, underlined the firm will of the country’s military forces to punish the terrorists who killed the Syrian Air Force’s pilot captured on Friday.
“Nawras Hassan was in the custody of Jeish al-Islam; however, just hours later Nawras Hassan was executed by al-Nusra Front,” the statement said, adding, “Syrian military forces are resolved to avenge the murder of the pilot, whose jet crashed in Damascus province on Friday.”
Army sources said on Friday that a military aircraft crashed in the Damascus region in Southern Syria, adding the pilot’s fate was unknown.
“A military aircraft crashed in Qalamoun in the Damascus governorate,” the sources said
According to the source, the aircraft was carrying out a training task and the pilot managed to eject himself, though his fate remains unknown.
