Big problem with that: The Soviets didn't release the aircraft for export until 1985 (India was the initial export customer, followed by Iraq and Syria.). Even if the Syrians had MiG-29s (best bird they had in an air superiority role was the MiG-23-while the MiG-25 was more used as an interceptor; the plane can't dogfight very well-short range and a very big turn radius), it's very likely that since their pilots are still learning the aircraft, they're just going to be that many more clay pigeons for the Israelis. It's not just having the aircraft: it's having trained pilots-and Syrians in those days were just not that good. They flew similar to Soviet Voyska PVO interceptor pilots: listen to the ground controllers and do exactly as they say. It took the Bekaa Turkey Shoot to give the Syrians-and a lot of other Soviet-trained air forces-a lesson in that, and consequently, they loosened up their command-and-control while in the air.