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Old 22nd Jul 2014, 10:06
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I'll be flying to Manila via Doha shortly, the flights seem to be over Syria and Iraq.
They do this many times a day, so I suppose it's pot luck (or lack of) that your aircraft is targeted.....

I'm taking my chance.
If the "Islamic State" (pka ISIS) had previously credibly claimed to have SA-11 missiles, and were shooting down planes in that area, I would say you were incredibly stupid. They haven't though, so you are pretty much okay. Any substantive changes in military capability, impacting flights at cruising altitude and at 10,000 feet should be immediately assessed. This is bread and butter for an organisation like "Control Risks Group".
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