Russian aircraft flew dangerously close to US drones over Syria for the second day in a row. 'Three Russian fighter jets began harassing those drones, using things like parachute flares to drop in front of them,' a Pentagon spokesman said.
The latest incident occurred on Thursday, 9:30 a.m. Eastern time, when Russian SU-34 and SU-35 jets dropped flares in the flight path of a U.S. MQ-9 aircraft, according to Alex Grynkewich, the top U.S. Air Force commander in the Middle East.
The French military said two of its Rafale fighter jets flying a counter-ISIS flight over eastern Syria had to take evasive maneuvers on Thursday as well. “These events represent another example of unprofessional and unsafe actions by Russian air forces operating in Syria, which threaten the safety of both Coalition and Russian forces,” he said. “We urge Russian forces in Syria to cease this reckless behavior and adhere to the standards of behavior expected of a professional air force so we can resume our focus on the enduring defeat of ISIS.”
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