Report: Russian Fighter Jets May Escort Syrian President Assad's Plane During His Trip To Iran

Russian warplanes began bombarding opposition targets in Syria on September 30 [Reuters]

Al Jazeera: Russian jets could escort Assad on Iran trip: reports

Paper says Moscow proposed sending jets to protect Syrian president and warned coalition against "getting close".

Russia has proposed sending four fighter jets to escort the plane carrying Syrian President Bashar al-Assad when he makes a visit to the Iranian capital, regional media outlets have reported.

Al-Diyar, a Lebanese newspaper close to the regime of Assad, said on Monday that Moscow had alerted the US-led coalition not to "get close to Assad's plane in order to avoid an aerial battle".

It is expected that Assad's plane will fly to Iran through Iraqi airspace, al-Diyar reported.

WNU Editor: Would the U.S. or the coalition force down this plane .... it looks like some in the Syrian government believe that such a possibility is very real.