Qatar downs two Iranian fighter jets as conflict widens

Qatari Defence Ministry also says seven ballistic missiles and five drones fired by Iran were intercepted.

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Qatar’s air force has “successfully shot down” two Iranian fighter aircraft, the country’s government says, as the fallout from the United States and Israeli attacks on Iran, and Iranian retaliation, grows across the wider Middle East.

The Qatari Defence Ministry said in a statement on Monday that the air force downed two SU-24 aircraft while seven ballistic missiles and five drones fired by Iran were also intercepted.

Qatar downs two Iranian fighter jets as conflict widens

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