It's been a bad few days for Bashar al-Assad. First, his forces shot down a Turkish plane over the Mediterranean Sea. Then, NATO issued a statement backing Turkey (one of the member states) and Turkey issued its own statement reminding Turkey that it can and will shoot back if threatened and Syria can't control itself.
Syria knew that they were shooting down the Turkish F-4 jet. Under new rules
Syria knew that they were shooting down the Turkish F-4 jet. Under new rules