According to yahoo, dated June 26, 2012, The White House on Monday promised to work with Turkey and other NATO allies to hold Syria "accountable" for what American officials have described as the deliberate downing of a Turkish military jet, apparently in international airspace.

Turkey said it would push NATO, whose governing body meets Tuesday to discuss the matter, to consider the June 22 incident an attack on the entire alliance. Under Article V of NATO's founding document, an attack on one member is considered an attack on all.

"We stand in solidarity with Turkey, a key U.S. ally," spokesman Jay Carney told reporters aboard Air Force One. "We will work with Turkey, and other partners, to hold the Assad regime accountable."

Carney indicated that Washington preferred a diplomatic resolution to the flare-up in tensions. "We obviously support the Turks and we'll work with them," he said. "Turkey is a key ally of the United States, member of NATO."

Military action is unlikely. NATO operates by consensus, meaning its members must all agree on a course of action. While there have been media reports that Washington has been helping to coordinate weapons shipments from other countries to Syria's rebels, the U.S. has denied arming the uprising, and there is little appetite among Americans for another war in the Middle East.

Still, President Barack Obama has expressed mounting frustration with the weak international response to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's 15-month crackdown on opposition to his iron-fisted rule. Outside observers have put the death toll at around 14,000. Russia and China have blocked U.N. Security Council approval of tighter sanctions on Assad's regime. And the violence has eroded relations between Washington and Moscow.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton denounced the shoot-down as a "brazen and unacceptable act" after discussing the incident by telephone with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Sunday.

"It is yet another reflection of the Syrian authorities' callous disregard for international norms, human life, and peace and security," Clinton said in a statement.

According to media reports, Turkey's government says its RF-4E reconnaissance jet was shot down inside international airspace and the two Turkish crews are still missing. The government in Ankara has admitted that the plane had strayed inside Syria for approximately five minutes, but that it had realized its error and was in international airspace when it was hit.

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On June 19th, 2012 The White House released Office of the Press Secretary shows that Readout of the President's Meeting with Prime Minister Erdogan of Turkey.

President Obama and Prime Minister Erdogan met today on the margins of the G-20 in Los Cabos to continue their close consultation on a wide range of issues. They discussed the importance of moving toward a political transition in Syria that ends bloodshed and brings about a government that reflects the will of the Syrian people. They also discussed the situation in Iraq, and agreed on their support for its unity. They reviewed the need to enhance counterterrorism cooperation. They also noted the upcoming Framework for Strategic Economic and Commercial Cooperation (FSECC) meeting in Ankara, which will advance commercial ties between our countries to the benefit of both of our peoples.

However, President Obama already had discussed held Bilateral Meeting  last year on September 20th, 2011 with Prime Minister Erdogan of Turkey in New York: The following is a joint statement to the media after their bilateral meeting in New York City from last year:

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Remarks by President Obama and Prime Minister Erdogan of Turkey before Bilateral Meeting at Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York 4:46 P.M. EDT

PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, I want to welcome Prime Minister Erdogan and his delegation to New York City and to the United States. Turkey is a NATO ally, a great friend and partner on a whole host of issues. I want to thank him for all the work that we’ve done together -- the cooperation in Afghanistan, the work that we most recently did in trying to provide freedom for Libya, and, in addition, the NATO obligations that both of us carry out together, most recently symbolized by the agreement of Turkey to host a missile defense radar.

Prime Minister Erdogan has shown great leadership on a range of issues and promoting democracy. And we are very grateful to him for the work that we’ve done together.

I do want to stress my deepest condolences for the loss of life through the explosion that took place in Ankara. And I understand that the investigation is ongoing, but I think that this reminds us that terrorism exists in many parts of the world, and that Turkey and the United States are going to be strong partners in preventing terrorism. And we look forward to working with you on these issues.

So, Mr. Prime Minister, thank you for your service and thank you for your friendship.

PRIME MINISTER ERDOGAN: (As translated.) Thank you very much, Mr. President. I'm very pleased that we have this occasion to meet during this week as we meet here for the 66th General Assembly of the United Nations.

And as you have described the relationship between Turkey and the United States, we have a model partnership. And this is a process which is ongoing, in which we have taken some very important steps and we will continue to take some important steps. One of those issues that is very common to both of us is fighting against terrorism, and fighting against terrorism based on a common platform. We have, unfortunately, lost three citizens today as a result of the blast in Ankara, but in the later hours there was another attack in Siirt, in a city in the eastern part of Turkey, where four young girls were killed as a result of an attack in a car, and these were civilian citizens. And so these are events which give us great sadness. And this is an area which we have to work on.

As for whether or not we can completely eradicate terrorism I'm not very optimistic in thinking that perhaps we can completely eradicate it. But I think that we have a lot of room to work together to make sure that we minimize terrorism to the lowest possible extent. And to do that we have to keep working together on many areas of this effort -- work together in -- use technology so that we can continue to take joint steps in trying to fight against terrorism. And those are some of the issues that we all will talk about.

I have also recently visited Egypt, Tunisia, and Libya, and we have also worked together in those countries, and Afghanistan as well, and also in Iraq. So these are many of the areas where we will continue to talk to each other, so that Turkey and the United States continue with this model partnership to move into a better future.

And let me take this opportunity also to thank you for your hospitality today.

PRESIDENT OBAMA: Thank you very much, everybody.

Q Was there any discussion of the Palestinian --

PRESIDENT OBAMA: We're starting the meeting now.

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4:54 P.M. EDT

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Media shows that Turkey's government says its RF-4E which is McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II, reconnaissance jet was shot down inside international airspace and the two Turkish crews are still missing. The government in Ankara has admitted that the plane had strayed inside Syria for approximately five minutes, but that it had realized its error and was in international airspace when it was hit.  

RF-4E:  F-4 Phantom II was produced in 1958 to 1981 which were built total 5,195. The unit cost showing that US$2.4 million (New build F-4E in FY1965).

In 2008, F-4 Phantom IIs as Thunderbirds and Blue Angels by Air Force:

The Turkish Air Force received 40 F-4Es in 1974, with a further 32 F-4Es and 8 RF-4Es in 1977–78 under the "Peace Diamond III" program, followed by 40 ex-USAF aircraft in "Peace Diamond IV" in 1987, and a further 40 ex-U.S. Air National Guard Aircraft in 1991. A further 32 RF-4Es were transferred to Turkey after being retired by the Luftwaffe between 1992 and 1994. In 1995, IAI of Israel implemented an upgrade similar to Kurnass 2000 on 54 Turkish F-4Es which were dubbed the F-4E 2020 Terminator. Turkish F-4s, and more modern F-16s have been used to strike Kurdish PKK bases in ongoing military operations in Northern Iraq.

The explosion that took place in Ankara which the investigation is ongoing, that Turkey and the United States are going to be strong partners in preventing terrorism which is  the most critical issues and concerns.

U.S. and Turkey have taken some very important steps and they want to make sure that they will continue to minimize terrorism to the lowest possible extent which will take joint steps in trying to fight against terrorism based on a common platform which all of these have discussed last year in New York in September, 2011.

Again, On 22 June 2012, a Turkish F-4 was shot down by Syrian air-defenses while on a reconnaissance flight on the Syrian coast. The unarmed RF-4E was downed near the Turkish-Syrian border in the Mediterranean and it fell into the sea some 10 km from shore. According to Turkish authorities the plane was in international airspace when it was shot down.   According to Syrian authorities the plane was in Syrian airspace when it was shot down.

Sources: White House, Yahoo, wikipedia, and youtube catch4all.com, Sandra Englund, June 26, 2012

According to Yahoo News, dated June 23rd, 2012:

Syria shot down a Turkish warplane over the Mediterranean Sea, escalating tensions between neighbors already at odds over Syria’s violent repression of protests.

“Our plane was brought down by Syria,” said a statement issued early today by the office of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, after he met for more than two hours with senior ministers and military leaders. Operations to rescue the pilots are ongoing and “after all details have been completely brought to light, Turkey will define a final stance and decisively take the necessary steps,” it said.

Syrian artillery shot down the Turkish jet as it flew low and fast over its territorial waters 1 kilometer (0.6 miles) from land before noon Friday, and it splashed down 10 kilometers offshore, the state-run Syrian Arab News Agency cited an unidentified military spokesman as saying.

While Turkey and Syria were working together on the rescue operation, the incident may add to tensions between the countries, which have increased since Syria President Bashar al- Assad stepped up a crackdown against opponents of his rule that has led to more than 10,000 deaths. Syria has criticized Turkey for hosting meetings of the Syrian opposition.

Infringements ‘Routine’

U.S. intelligence officers based in southern Turkey are working to determine which Syrian opposition groups should receive arms across the Turkish border, and Turkey is helping pay for the weapons along with Saudi Arabia and Qatar, the New York Times reported June 21, citing U.S. and Arab officials.

Turkish President Abdullah Gul, speaking to reporters in the central city of Kayseri, said it was “impossible to cover over a thing like this,” the state-run Anatolia news agency reported. He said that it was routine for warplanes flying over the sea to cross briefly into other countries’ territorial waters “without any ill intent,” adding that it’s not yet clear where the plane was shot down.

Gul said Turkey, which closed its embassy in Damascus in March, has been in contact with Syria and confirmed that Syrian rescue teams have joined in the search for the pilots.

Erdogan, previously an Assad ally, has repeatedly called in recent months for the Syrian leader to step down and end the bloodshed. Several thousand Syrians have sought refuge in Turkey. In April, two people seeking to flee into Turkey were wounded by gunfire across the border from Syrian forces, prompting reports in Milliyet and other Turkish newspapers that Turkey’s army was considering establishing a buffer zone inside Syria.

Buffer Zone

Turkey, a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, hasn’t raised the issue of the downed plane at a NATO level, U.S. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland told reporters yesterday, according to the department’s website. NATO rules allow members that suffer attacks to request support from the organization.

United Nations Syria envoy Kofi Annan, speaking yesterday before the Turkish plane was reported missing, said that talks are under way for a conference on Syria to be held in Geneva on June 30, to which all potential contributors to a solution would be invited.

Turkey’s state Anatolian news agency said that the warplane, an F-4 fighter with two crewmen, had taken off at 10:30 a.m. yesterday from the military airfield at Malatya in southwestern Turkey. According to the Turkish Air Force website, the base is home to F-4E Phantom II fighter-bombers, which were built from 1958 to 1981 by St. Louis-based McDonnell Douglas Corp., which in 1997 merged with Boeing Co. (BA), based in Chicago.

The Turkish military lost contact with the plane at 11:58 a.m. local time yesterday and began search-and-rescue operations, according to a statement on the armed forces website.

To contact the reporters on this story: Benjamin Harvey in Istanbul at bharvey11@bloomberg.net; Ali Berat Meric in Ankara at americ@bloomberg.net

To contact the editor responsible for this story: John Walcott at jwalcott9@bloomberg.net

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Syria is officially the Syrian Arab Republic which is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest.

According to Wikipedia, On June 22, a Turkish F-4 fighter jet was shot down by Syrian government forces. Syria admitted shooting the fighter down, stating that the Turkish fighter was flying over Syrian territorial waters 1 kilometer away from land when it was fired on by anti-aircraft artillery near the village of Om al-Tuyour.

The Syrian Civil War, is an ongoing, violent internal conflict in Syria. It began on 26 January 2011 with public demonstrations as part of the wider Arab Spring and developed into a nationwide uprising. Protesters demanded the end to nearly five decades of Ba’ath Party rule, which was then and currently headed by President Bashar al-Assad.

In June 12, 2012 U.N. Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Hervé Ladsous said in an interview with Reuters and one other reporter when asked if the Syrian crisis could now be characterized as a civil war.

The climate in Syria is dry and hot, and winters are mild. Because of the country's elevation, snowfall does occasionally occur during winter.  Petroleum in commercial quantities was first discovered in the northeast in 1956. The most important oil fields are: Suwaydiyah, Qaratshui, Rumayian, and Tayyem, near Dayr az–Zawr.

The fields are a natural extension of the Iraqi fields of Mosul and Kirkuk. Petroleum became Syria's leading natural resource and chief export after 1974. Natural gas was discovered at the field of Jbessa in 1940.

For history document showing, Wikipedia shows that The Roman Emperor Alexander Severus, who was emperor from 222 to 235, was Syrian. His cousin Elagabalus, who was emperor from 218 to 222, was also Syrian and his family held hereditary rights to the high priesthood of the sun god El-Gabal at Emesa (modern Homs) in Syria. Another Roman emperor who was a Syrian was Philip the Arab (Marcus Julius Philippus), emperor from 244 to 249.

Syria is significant in the history of Christianity; Saulus of Tarsus, better known as the Apostle Paul, was converted on the Road to Damascus and emerged as a significant figure in the Christian Church at Antioch in ancient Syria, from which he left on many of his missionary journeys.

After all, we all are believing one God and we all are same human who created by Holy God and our God is expecting to help one another with no harming each other.  Alhamdulillah or (الحمد لله) is an Arabic phrase meaning "Praise to God".  It is used by Arabic-speakers of all religions, but more frequently by Muslims due to the centrality of this specific phrase within the texts of the Qur'an and the words of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It is similar to the Hebrew word Hallelujah הַלְלוּיָהּ ('God be praised').

Sources: Yahoo, wikipedia, and youtube catch4all.com, Sandra Englund, June 23rd, 2012