China's J-20 stealth jet put into air force combat service: spokesman

18:49, February 09, 2018

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  J-20 begins to be commissioned

  China's domestically developed stealth fighter jet, J-20, has begun to be commissioned for the Air Force's frontline combat units, the Air Force said Friday.

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  Syria no longer tolerates Israeli attacks by downing its fighter jet

  Israeli security forces examine the remains of an F-16 Israeli war plane near the Israeli village of Harduf, Israel February 10, 2018. Photo: REUTERS/Ronen ZvulunThe downing of an Israeli F-16 fighter jet by the Syrian air defenses indicates that Syria will no longer tolerate the repeated Israeli attacks on its military positions, analysts said.It may not mean an escalation toward

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  Egypt launches massive security operation against militants

  Egypt began a massive security operation Friday involving land, sea and air forces in areas including the restive northern Sinai Peninsula, the epicenter of an Islamic insurgency spearheaded by a local affiliate of the Islamic State group.The operation, announced in a televised statement by army spokesman Col. Tamer el-Rifaai, began early Friday and covers central Sinai and areas in Egypt’s