US jets intercept Russian warplanes in Syria: Pentagon
The encounter lasted approximately 40 minutes before the Russian jets flew to the west side of the Euphrates (AFP Photo/MAL FAIRCLOUGH)/ Washington (AFP) - A pair of US warplanes intercepted two Russia jets over a part of Syria they were not supposed to be operating in, the Pentagon said Thursday. At one point during Wednesday's incident, the American F-22 Raptor stealth fighters deployed chaff and flares to convince the Russian Su-25s to leave the area, and one US pilot had to "aggressively maneuver" to avoid a midair collision, Pentagon ...
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