"We were able to hear everything that was going on, these (communications) were on open channels," Baghdad-based military spokesman Colonel Steve Warren said in a video call with reporters.
He added it was not immediately clear on which side of the Turkish-Syrian border the Russian jet had been flying, and it would take some time to analyze data before arriving at that determination.
Turkish pilots warn Russian jet 10 times... shoot it down - VIDEO
25 November 2015
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The US military backed up Turkey`s claim Tuesday that Turkish pilots warned a Russian jet 10 times - but failed to get a response - before shooting it down after it briefly entered Turkish airspace.
