Syrian fighter pilot defects to Jordan, gets asylum
1 of 16. Demonstrators protest against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad at Al Sukri in Aleppo June 19, 2012. Picture taken June 19, 2012.
AMMAN (Reuters) - A Syrian air force pilot flew his MiG-21 fighter plane over the border to Jordan and was granted political asylum on Thursday, the first defection with a military aircraft since the start of the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad.
Credit: Reuters/Shaam News Network/Handout
Suleiman Al-Khalidi and Khaled Yacoub Oweis
AMMAN
Thu Jun 21, 2012 2:29pm EDT
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