Back to technical issues.
Handleturning, yes, they have a good stock of live AIM-120 rounds and the ability to use them.
BEags, I'm not sure, but I thought it was the Turks that stated it was an AIM-9 shot, the Russians said it was a SAM initially. The TuAF have Lima, Mike and Papa (and I think some early models) so all aspect with reasonable range. If their intent was to set what looks like an ambush with the intention of shooting one down (which appears possible if not likely to me) a visual AIM-9 shot without radar lock would seem a good way of doing it. That said, yes, a slammer would have been safer and equally effective in this situation.