(1) Updated at 6.01pm BST 5.45pm BST Locals describe attack on plane Our colleague Mona Mahmood has been talking on Skype to Ziyad al-Ameer, an activist and resident in the Mohassan district of, Deir Ezzor, where a government warplane was reportedly shot down today.
Emeer
Definition:
(n.) Same as Emir.
(n.) An Arabian military commander, independent chieftain, or ruler of a province; also, an honorary title given to the descendants of Mohammed, in the line of his daughter Fatima; among the Turks, likewise, a title of dignity, given to certain high officials.