SIPRI expert comment on Turkey’s interception of a Syrian passenger aircraft
(Stockholm) 11 October, 2012 SIPRI EXPERT COMMENT Turkey’s interception of a Syrian passenger aircraft Edin Omanovic The interception on 10 October 2012 of a Syrian passenger aircraft travelling from Moscow to Damascus was the latest in a long line of actions taken by Turkey to stem the flow of arms across its territory. Given the current international …