The General Command of the Syrian Army and the Armed Force stated that any violation of the Syrian airspace will be dealt with as an external military aggression and will confront it, reported the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA).

The General Command confirms that any breach of the Syrian airspace will be dealt with as an external military aggression and orders have been given to the air force and air defense to confront it by the available means, a military source told SANA.

The source said that any aircraft that violates the Syrian airspace will be dealt with as a hostile military target that will not be allowed to fly in our airspace and will be pursued at the moment of its discovery and crushed once it penetrates our airspace.