KW: Possibly the real story here is that these events unfolded in response to Israel attacking Syria. The whole story of Syria is Israel wanting it destroyed to advance Israeli agenda for dominance in the region but using U.S. forces predominantly to achieve this end with enlisted Zionist dominated Washington disciples enabling this. More from Zerohedge:-

The world once again was taken to the brink of World War 3 Monday night, and the situation is still extremely dangerous. A massive wide-ranging assault on multiple Syrian provinces, including the coastal cities of Latakia and Tartus, occurred Monday evening reportedly by Israel and possibly with the help of France or the US, though the Pentagon is denying any US assistance during the assault.

With Syrian and Russian air defenses responding during the over hour-long attack which targeted among other things an alleged chemical weapons research center, and in the confusion of missiles cross the sky, a Russian maritime patrol plane was shot down with 14 personnel on board. The Pentagon is claiming it was Syrian defense which “accidentally” downed the plane, while Russia is pointing out its radar observed a French frigate firing in the area just before the plane went down.

Regardless, this is an incredibly dangerous situation which puts world powers closer to major war. And crucially, the whole event came immediately after Russia and Turkey announced they’ve agreed to establish a “demilitarized zone” around Idlib.

Source: Pentagon Says Russian Plane Shot Down By Syrian Defense Responding To Israeli Attack | Zero Hedge