The search is on for Turkish airmen shot down by Syrian forces over the Mediterranean.<br/> <br />Turkish and Syrian forces are conducting joint investigations. Signals from both sides suggest that neither want a military confrontation over the incident.<br/> <br />Ali Ertan, the father of one missing pilot is still awaiting news.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Turkish) FATHER OF MISSING PILOT, ALI ERTAN, SAYING:<br/> <br />"Nobody briefed us. Officials are here with us, but we don't know what's happening at the higher level."<br/> <br />While the joint search operation is going forward, it will clearly sit uneasily<br/> <br />with both forces, given the bitter hostility between the two former allies over Assad's 16-month-old crackdown on opponents.<br/> <br />Deborah Lutterbeck, Reuters
