Syrian Arab Air Force and Russian Air Force on air patrols over the ceasefire line in the Golan, the southern and northern borders and along the Euphrates River. https://t.co/I6BPCn8AP9 pic.twitter.com/jcCVbEpjwa
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Warzone/The Drive: Russian And Syrian Fighters Fly Unprecedented Joint Patrol Along Syria’s Border With Israel
The start of a planned new series of joint air operations between Russia and Syria offers a significant boost to the Syrian Air Force.
Russian and Syrian warplanes conducted joint patrols along Syria’s borders today, launching what the Russian Ministry of Defense says will be a regular series of flights. Syrian fighter jets joined Russian fighters, strike aircraft, and radar planes, on a mission that took them partly on a provocative course that included skirting the Golan Heights, in what seems to have been a very deliberate signal to Israel, which occupies this strategically important region.
The first joint air patrol mission of this kind to have been announced by the Russian Ministry of Defense involved Syrian Air Force MiG-23 Flogger and MiG-29 Fulcrum fighter jets, together with Russian Aerospace Forces Su-34 Fullback strike aircraft and Su-35 Flanker multirole fighters and A-50 Mainstay airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft. The much-depleted Syrian MiG-23 fleet, in particular, is only rarely seen in action, after years of action in the country’s ongoing civil war, while the Syrian MiG-29s, despite their appearance, have been modestly upgraded and have seen more use of late. The Russian types have all been deployed to Syria regularly since September 2015.
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WNU Editor: The Israelis are surprised by this joint patrol .... Israel said holding talks with Russia over Syria standoff, may limit air campaign (Times of Israel).
Russian And Syrian Fighters Conduct A Joint Patrol Along Syria’s Border With Israel
Russian, Syrian pilots conduct joint air patrol mission along Golan Heights -- TASS
Russian, Syrian jets launch joint patrols over Syria's borders -- Middle East Monitor
Russia said conducting joint patrols of Syrian border airspace, including over Golan -- Times of Israel
Syria, Russia start joint air force patrols over Syrian territory -- Reuters
'Joint Russian-Syrian air force patrol was message to Israel' -- Israel Hayom
Will joint Russian-Syrian air patrols make Israel’s airstrikes harder? - analysis -- Jerusalem Post
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