Syria News 15 October 2019 year. Russian fighters intercepted Turkish F-16, Russian flag hoisted over Manbij

The latest news of the fighting in Syria on October 15, 2019

Su-35 collided with Turkish F-16

Russian Su-35 fighters intercepted Turkish F-16 combat aircraft, preventing the latter from delivering air strikes at the Syrian Democratic Forces headquarters in Manbij.

According to several sources, the terrorists, with the support of the Turkish army, tried to storm the city of Manbij, where in addition to the Syrian democratic forces and the Syrian army, the Russian military is also located.

# BREAKING: However #Russia Air Force has just 6 Su-35S fighter interceptors in #Hmeimim Air Base # Syria. But seems they have done a good job this afternoon well protecting #SDF & #SAA from danger of #Turkish Air force fighter jets in #Manbij. (Archive video by #Russian Air Force) https://t.co/fGKPYLlVbk pic.twitter.com/ZzUCxuwtfF

- Babak Taghvaee (@BabakTaghvaee) October 14, 2019

Initially, it was planned to carry out the bombing of the headquarters of the Syrian Democratic Forces, which would start a ground attack, however, thanks to the Russian air forces, Turkish air strikes were disrupted.

It should be noted that in the region occupied in the north of Syria, the Russian aerospace forces are located almost constantly.

Russian flag hoisted above Manbij

The Russian military raised the Russian flag over Syrian Manbij.

Despite the lack of official statements regarding the presence of the Russian military in Syrian Manbij, today afternoon photos were published showing Russian flags hoisted above the city.

According to unofficial data, up to 150 Russian troops can be in the territory of this northern Syrian city.