Syria became one of the key recipients of Soviet weaponry during the Cold War. The MiG-23 was delivered to the Syrian Air Force in the 1970s and 1980s as part of the USSR's military support for ...

Despite its poor record, 5,000 Floggers were produced, and the fighter remains in limited use with countries like Syria and North Korea. The MiG-23 is one awful fighter, and the U.S. Air Force ...

In the following days the Mig-21s clashed with the Israeli ... a large air battle took place near Syria capital town in the morning of Oct. 23, 1973: SyAAF claimed 60 Israeli fighters were ...