US-led coalition’s aircraft violate Syrian airspace 20 times in past day

Military & Defense August 15, 2023, 22:31

According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, incidents were recorded in the Et-Tanf area

MOSCOW, August 15. /TASS/. The US-led coalition’s fighter jets and drones violated Syria’s airspace in the al-Tanf area 20 times during the past day, Vadim Kulit, deputy chief of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the Opposing Parties in Syria (a division of the Russian defense ministry), said on Tuesday.

"Three pairs of the coalition’s F-16, three pairs of F-35, two pairs of Rafale and one pair of Typhoon fighter jets, as well as two MQ-1C multi-role unmanned aerial vehicles violated Syria’s airspace in the al-Tanf area, across which international air routes run, 20 times during the day," he said.

According to Kulit, nine violations of the deconfliction protocols of December 9, 2019 linked with the flights by the coalition drones were reported in Syria in the past 24 hours. The coalition’s aircraft continue creating dangerous situations in the sky over Syria, violating deconfliction protocols, he added.

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