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	Syrian Air Force - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Syrian Air Force (Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya al Arabiya as-Souriya in Arabic) is the Aviation branch of the Syrian armed forces.
		In 1948, the Syrian Air Force was officially established after the first class of pilots graduted from flight schools in Britain.
		In the Six-Day War, the Syrian Air Force was defeated rapidly, losing 2/3rds of its forces with the rest retreating to bases in remote parts of Syria.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Syrian_Air_Force (497 words)

	Israeli Air Force - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Israeli Air Force (IAF) (Hebrew: חיל האוויר Heyl ha'Avir) is the air force of the Israel Defense Forces.
		Also during this war, On June 8, 1967, the Israeli Air Force (and the Navy) attacked the USS Liberty while she was in international waters, 13 miles off El Arish in the Sinai peninsula.
		In 2003, 27 Air Force Pilots composed a letter of protest to the Air Force Commander, announcing their refusal to continue and perform attacks on targets within Palestinian population centers, and claiming that the occupation of the Palestinians "morally corrupts the fabric of Israeli society".
	www.bonneylake.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Israeli_Air_Force (2095 words)

	Syria - Syrian Arab Air Force
		The Syrian Air Force was established in 1948 upon the graduation of the first class of Syrian pilots from British flight schools.
		The air force was equipped with approximately ninety attack helicopters of the Mi-24/Mi-25 Hind and SA-342 Gazelle types.
		The Air Force is organized into ten to eleven fighter/attack squadrons, sixteen fighter squadrons, two transport squadrons, and one training group.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/syria/airforce.htm (559 words)

	Syrian Air Force (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Syrian Air Force (Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya al Arabiya as-Souriya in Arabic language) is the aircraft branch of the Military of Syria.
		In 1948, the Syrian Air Force was officially established after the first class of pilots graduted from flight schools in United Kingdom.
		The unique part of the Syrian roundels is the presence of two green stars in the white circle, which is reflective of the two stars on the Flag of Syria.
	read-and-go.hopto.org /Syrian-Air-Force/Syrian-Air-Force.html (489 words)

	Syrian Air Force -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Syrian Air Force (Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya al Arabiya as-Souriya in (The Semitic language of the Arabs; spoken in a variety of dialects) Arabic) is the (The aggregation of a country's military aircraft) Aviation branch of the (Click link for more info and facts about Syrian armed forces) Syrian armed forces.
		In 1948, the Syrian Air Force was officially established after the first class of pilots graduted from flight schools in (A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland) Britain.
		The unique part of the Syrian roundels is the presence of two green stars in the white circle, which is reflective of the two stars on the (An emblem flown as a symbol of nationality) national flag.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/sy/syrian_air_force.htm (545 words)

	Israel Air Force - Israel
		The prestige of the air force was enhanced after its spectacular success during the June 1967 War, and the subsequent decade saw an unprecedented increase in its manpower and equipment resources.
		In 1988, the air force consisted of about 28,000 men, of whom approximately 9,000 were career professionals, and 19,000 were conscripts assigned primarily to air defense units.
		The air force commander, who was directly responsible to the chief of staff, supervised a small staff consisting of operations, training, intelligence, quartermaster, and manpower branches, at air force headquarters in Tel Aviv.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/israel/iaf.htm (1326 words)

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		Hence it is often prudent to fight an air holding action on one front while the rest of the air force beats up on the other guy.
		Your first air objective is the holding off of the large and very dangerous Egyptian air force, but your next objective is the complete destruction of the Syrian Air Force.
		Now, in the air transport mode, unlike the other "airmobile moves, the units do not lose their normal ground movement." So, if one front really needs bodies, use the choppers to transport people from the Mobilization Box to the Front Box from which they would then use their normal movement to move onto the Front.
	grognard.com /info/barlev.txt (2840 words)

	The Bekaa Valley Air Battle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Syrian practice of stationing mobile missiles in one place for several months allowed Israeli reconnaissance to determine the exact location of the missiles and their radars, giving the IAF a definite tactical advantage on the eve of battle.
		It is ironic that the Syrians, who have been criticized for their strict adherence to Soviet doctrine, chose to ignore the viable doctrine that emphasizes the utility of maneuver and camouflage.
		The Air Force aircraft were further handicapped by the length of their mission--a round-trip of 5,600 miles lasting 14 hours and 34 minutes.
	www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil /airchronicles/apj/apj89/hurley.html (4798 words)

	"Syria and Terrorism" by Boaz Ganor
		During the trial of Syrian terrorist Nizar Hindawi (caught in London in 1986 trying to plant a suitcase-bomb on an El Al plane), it turned out that Mohammed Al-Khuli, then head of Syrian Air Force intelligence, and his deputy and assistant in charge of operations, Hithm Sa'id, were behind the attempted attack.
		In such cases, the Syrians would recruit a young Lebanese or Palestinian, train him [or her] and send him [or her] to the target, equipped with a large explosive device on a motor vehicle or donkey.
		Syrian representatives who met with the perpetrators (followers of senior Hizballah activist Imad Mu'aniya) authorized the attack and even enabled the transfer of the weapons employed by the terrorists, from Iran to Lebanon via Syria.
	www.jcpa.org /jl/saa26.htm (4204 words)

	Syria's Fighting Texans
		The first Syrian Arab Air Force aircraft was a Piper Cub used to patrol the skies of Damascus while the French were pulling out of the country, releasing it into independence.
		In the north of Palestine, the Syrians, Lebanese and local Palestinian forces appeared to have been taken by surprise and it was not until two days after the fighting re-erupted that SAF Texans returned to the battle—at dawn on July 10—in support of their ground troops.
		As usual, Israeli Air Force sources seemed unable to accept that one of their aircraft could have been shot down in air combat by Arab opponents, and instead suggested that the unfortunate Lionel Bloch had shot off his own propeller.
	www.acig.org /artman/publish/article_253.shtml (3476 words)

	Mar16
		Since yesterday, Damascus is under the de facto control of the Syrian Army, under the command of Syrian Interior Minister Ghazi Kanaan, and supported by Syrian Intelligence General Rustom Ghazaleh, Syrian military General Ali Safi, and Firas Tlass son of former Minister of Defence, Mustafa Tlass.
		The Syrian President left in Damascus his brother in Law, Syrian Military Intelligence Chief General Assef Shawkat to negotiate a settlement with the dissidents.
		They, along with a few other Syrian Intelligence officers, were secretly coordinating the cover up of this crime with Hezbollah and the SSNP for the success of the operation and the Lebanese authorities.
	www.free-lebanon.com /LFPNews/2005/March/Mar16/mar16.html (545 words)

	Canberra Down!
		The Egyptian Air Force was in the middle of a rushed and hugely ambitious conversion from British to Soviet equipment, causing problems which put those of No13/58 Sqn in the shade.
		Air Marshal Shalabi al-Hinnawy, who then commanded Egypt's recently-formed MiG fighter squadron, recalled the first day of the Suez War before the British and French had officially entered: "During the war I was in a cinema when I was summoned to meet Sidqi Mahmud (the EAF Commander) at the Air Force HQ.
		Syrian AF personnel under training in Egypt were inevitably caught up in the conflict, most obviously SAF maintenance personnel at the Canal Zone air base of Abu Swayr.
	www.acig.org /artman/publish/article_258.shtml (6923 words)

	NSNL 61 - Intelligence profile : Syria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		On the domestic level, Syrian air force intelligence has frequently spearheaded operations against Islamist opposition elements in the country.
		More recently, air force intelligence agents reportedly led the nationwide manhunt for members of the Islamic Liberation Party (Hizb al-Tahrir) in Dec. 1999.
		It's agents, frequently stationed abroad in Syrian embassies and in branch offices of Syria's national airline, have directly coordinated dozens of terrorist operations.
	www.cvni.net /radio/nsnl/nsnl61sy.html (513 words)

	Pravda.RU:Israeli air force fires at Syrian radar installations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Israeli air force fired at Syrian radar installation on Mount Lebanon, 20 miles east of Lebanon capital Beirut.
		According to Lebanon side, at least three Syrian servicemen were killed in the attack, five were injured.
		Police force and ambulance arrived at the place of the accident.
	newsfromrussia.com /main/2001/04/16/3611_.html (151 words)

	Elie Hobeika killer file
		However, after the Syrian Air Force and air defence system are crushed without a single loss to the Israeli Air Force, the Syrian ground forces become exposed.
		Soon after, a semblance of calm is restored in Beirut by the intervention of a multinational force sent in to separate the IDF from the city's Lebanese population.
		Under the supervision of the Syrian military, the parliament elects Syrian sympathiser Elias Hrawi as president.
	www.moreorless.au.com /killers/hobeika.html (5370 words)

	Israeli Air Force (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Throughout the invasion period 6-11 June, the Eagles operated as a single unit flying escort missions for numerous Israeli air strikes, and engaging in intensive dogfights with Syrian AF fighters.
		Continuous Combat Air Patrols were being flown by both units by the time the UN deadline expired on 15 January 1991.
		However, the Iraqi Air Force declined to fight, and the Eagles could do nothing about the Scud missiles, so the continuous CAP's were discontinued by 12 February.
	www.aeroflight.co.uk /waf/israel/sqns/133sqn.htm (622 words)

	DEBKAfile - Assad Purges Armed Forces, Keeps up Anti-US Terror Front
		Forty percent of the staff officers with the general command in Damascus were dismissed or forced into retirement; half the Syrian divisional commanders in Syria and Lebanon relieved of their duties – laid off or assigned to minor staff positions in Damascus and elsewhere.
		The top level of the Syrian air force has been peeled off and replaced with younger men – except for the top commander and the head of its intelligence branch.
		Syrian military intelligence supports the Baathist guerrilla campaign by recruiting, training and dispatching combatants to Iraq from among the terrorist groups Assad sponsors such as the Lebanese Hizballah and such radical Palestinian organizations as the Jihad Islami and Jibril’s Popular Front – General Command.
	www.debka.com /article.php?aid=867 (2759 words)

	.:Future Movement - ALMUSTAQBAL:. Lebanon - Syrian military split on pullback (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The rebel faction was said to be led by Syrian Interior Minister Ghazi Kanaan and Firas Tlas, the son of former Defense Minister Mustapha Tlas.
		The foundation said Assad has fled to Aleppo and amassed a force of loyalists in an attempt to regain control of Damascus.
		Assad was said to have left Damascus with Syrian military intelligence chief Gen. Assaf Chawkat, the president's brother-in-law.
	www.futuremovement.org /forum/printthread.php?t=348 (921 words)

	Air Force Translator Arraigned on Espionage Charges (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Al-Halabi is accused of spying for Syria and of trying to deliver messages from Syrian prisoners while he was a translator at the prison camp at Guantanamo Bay.
		Military prosecutors believe that al-Halabi was spying because of his contacts with the Syrian government.
		He is being held at Travis Air Force Base but will be moved to Vandenberg Air Force Base in Santa Barbara County at some point.
	www.kxtv10.com /storyfull.asp?id=6183 (226 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The captain of a Syrian Air Force transport flying over the Mediterranean sends out a MAYDAY message, "This is Syrian Air Force # 174 announcing we have lost one engine and want to land at any airport in the Middle East OTHER than Israel!" No answer.
		A short while later the captain announces, "This is Syrian Air Force # 174.
		We need permission to land at ANY airport in the Middle East INCLUDING Israel!" Shortly thereafter, a voice is heard in the Syrian cockpit: "Shalom Syrian Air Force # 174.
	www.jr.co.il /humor/mayday.txt (181 words)

	New Battlefield: The Syria files (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The armed forces consist of the Syrian Arab Army, Syrian Arab Navy, Syrian Arab Air Force, Syrian Arab Air Defense Forces, police and a security force.
		The country's armed forces in 1999 included an army of 215,000, an air force of 40,000 and a navy of 6,000.
		Continuing serious abuses include the use of torture in detention; poor prison conditions; arbitrary arrest and detention; prolonged detention without trial; fundamentally unfair trials in the security courts; an inefficient judiciary that suffers from corruption and, at times, political influence; and infringement on privacy rights.
	www.msnbc.com /modules/new_battlefield/syria.asp (692 words)

	KOMO : INS Releases Former Syrian Pilot (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		SEATTLE - Federal officials on Tuesday released a former Syrian Air Force pilot who had been held since February for failing to appear at a deportation hearing.
		Lawyers for Safouh Hamoui had argued he would be tortured and possibly killed if returned to his home country.
		Safouh Hamoui is a former pilot in the Syrian Air Force who was once falsely accused of trying to crash a jet carrying the Syrian vice president, Funk wrote in a request for a stay of deportation.
	www.komotv.com /news/printstory.asp?id=22047 (382 words)

	discarded lies: Coup in Syria?! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Thus we have the bizarre contrast of Syrian police turning over Saddam's half-brother and 30 of his henchmen, while Syrian agents facilitate the assassination of a prominent anti-Syrian Lebanese politician, and a suicide bombing inside Israel.
		This is probably true, in the sense that a coup attempt has been in the air for a while - since the gov't change in Oct. 2004, in fact.
		As waqf minister, al-Ayoubi controls quite a lot of money in addition to the content of the sermons in Syrian mosques, and that means he has a lot of influence with the Sunnis.
	discardedlies.com /entries/2005/03/coup_in_syria.php (4647 words)

	Coup in Damascus Followed by Media Blackout (unconfirmed)
		The Syrian Army, supported by key Syrian politicians, has swarmed Damascus and are holding key strategic locations.
		Yes, it's the Syrian military and some politicians against the rest of the politicians, and especially the President.
		The Kurds, not content with the land grabs they have made in Iraq and establishing a homeland-by-theft in that region, are planting the seeds for the same in Syria and Iran (they can't get away with it in Turkey because we need Turkey as a strategic NATO ally).
	www.atsnn.com /story/127374.html (2924 words)

	Eurabian Times: Coup in Syria? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Most of the military Barracks of the Syrian Army around Damascus gave allegiance to the dissidents: Syrian Interior Minister Ghazi Kanaan and General Ali Safi.
		It is known that President Bashar Assad is in the city of Alleppo, assessing the internal situation within Syria and trying to organize a "forced" return to Damascus.
		Syrian ISPs were ordered to block all Instant Messaging software more than a week ago.
	www.eurabiantimes.com /archives/2005/03/coup_in_syria.php (708 words)

	Do You Speak Hebrew - Boojle Forums
		The captain of a Syrian Air Force transport flying over the
		Shortly thereafter, a voice is heard in the Syrian cockpit: "Shalom
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	forums.boojle.com /showthread.php?t=905 (423 words)

	Air Force
		An air force is a military organization that primarily operates in air-based war.
		They typically use a combination of fighters, bombers, helicopters and other aircraft.
		Most (but not all) armed forces make considerable organizational distinction between the land-based warfare of an army, the sea-based warfare of a navy, and the air-based warfare of an air force - often splitting the three components into mostly independent forces.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/a/ai/air_force.html (134 words)

	Aerospaceweb.org \| Aircraft Museum - MiG-25 'Foxbat'
		The MiG-25 was developed in response to the US decision to start development of the B-70 bomber and A-12 attack plane.
		Both platforms were designed to deliver nuclear weapons to the Soviet Union while traveling at Mach 3 at altitudes over 70,000 ft. Fearing the inadequacy of existing air defense systems, the Soviets planned a new high-speed, high-altitude interceptor.
		Most Russian MiG-25s have since been retired in favor of the MiG-31, though the earlier aircraft still serves with a number of other air forces.
	www.aerospaceweb.org /aircraft/fighter/mig25 (782 words)

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