By Le Figaro with AFP
Posted 39 minutes ago, Updated 11 minutes ago
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American drones, which were carrying out a mission against jihadists, had to avoid distress rockets launched by Russian planes, according to the US Air Force.
Russian fighter jets harassed American drones carrying out a mission in Syrian airspace against jihadists, an American commander said on Wednesday July 5.
«As three US MQ-9 drones were on a mission against IS targets, three Russian fighter jets began harassing the drones“, assured in a press release the lieutenant general of the US Air Force Alexus Grynkewich.
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‘Irresponsible behavior’
Russian fighters dropped distress flares in front of the American drones, forcing the latter to avoid them, and a Russian pilot used his afterburner in front of one of the MQ-9s, “reducing the operator’s ability to operate the aircraft safely“, continued the lieutenant general.
«These events constitute a new example of unprofessional and dangerous actions of the Russian air forces operating in Syria, which threatens the security of both American and Russian forces.said Alexus Grynkewich, calling on Moscow to “stop this irresponsible behavior».
Russian fighters had already interacted in March with a Reaper MQ-9 in the Black Sea, the American drone having crashed at sea after their maneuvers. The incident had caused new tensions between Washington and Moscow.
2023-07-06 06:19:19
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