Qatar Downs Pair of Iranian Fighter Jets in First for Conflict
A Sukhoi Su-24M Fencer D aircraft lands on the runway during a military drill at the Shahid Lashkari Tactical Air Base in Tehran in 2009.
Photographer: Ali Rafiei/Middle East Images/AFP/Getty ImagesQatar’s Ministry of Defense said its air force downed two Iranian Su-24 jets, the first crewed aircraft from the Islamic Republic known to be destroyed in combat since fighting began last week.
Many of Iran’s bombers have been destroyed on the ground during early airstrikes meant to hamper Tehran’s ability to protect itself.