Summary Under investigation Crew 6 Survivors 0 Number of deaths 35 Operator Syrian Arab Air Force Passenger count 29 | Passengers 29 Fatalities 35 Date 18 January 2015 Injuries (nonfatal) 0 Survivor 0 | |
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Site Abu al-Duhur military airport, Idlib Governorate, Syria Similar 2015 Juba An‑12 crash, 2015 Villa Castelli mid‑air co, 2015 Eglin Air Force Base heli, 2015 Los Llanos Air Base crash, Reyhanlı bombings | ||
2015 syrian air force an 26 crash top 5 facts
On 18 January 2015, an Antonov An-26 operated by the Syrian Air Force crashed with no survivors while attempting to land at the besieged Abu al-Duhur military airport in Idlib Governorate, Syria. The plane was carrying troops as well as military equipment and ammunition. There were 35 people on board, 30 Syrian soldiers and 5 Iranian military experts.
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Syrian state media and the pro-insurgent SOHR, said that the crash was due to heavy fog or "technical issues" and that the plane hit an electricity pylon. However, Al-Qaeda affiliated group Al-Nusra Front claimed that they shot it down.
Syrian media provided a list with the names of the 30 Syrian soldiers who were killed. The commander of the Syrian army division, Colonel Hussein Al-Yousif, was among those listed killed. Per SOHR, 13 Syrian officers were among the fatalities.