Three U.S. drones that were 'harassed' by Russian jets carried out airstrike on a top Islamic State leader, CENTCOM announces.
over Syria on Friday were the same drones that later carried out an airstrike that killed a top Islamic State group leader, U.S. Central Command announced Sunday.The news capped three straight days of tense encounters where the U.S. had criticized Russian pilots for "unsafe and unprofessional" behavior with its drones flying over Syria.
The U.S. military has criticized the behavior of Russian fighter pilots it said had "harassed" Reaper drones that were flying anti-terrorism missions over Syria in two separate incidents on Wednesday and Thursday.two videos that showed Russian fighter jets dropping parachute flares in front of the drones and one of the jets engaging its afterburners, all actions that led the drones to have to take evasive maneuvers.
Russian military SU-34 and SU-35 aircraft employ flares in the flight path of a U.S. MQ-9 aircraft, July 6, 2023, over Syria.“We have made it clear that we remain committed to the defeat of ISIS throughout the region,” said Gen. Michael “Erik” Kurilla, commander of CENTCOM. "ISIS is a threat, not only to the region but well beyond."
Last week, a Pentagon spokesman discounted Russian Defense Ministry claims that American drones had been operating in areas where Russian aircraft operate.
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