Has The Russian Deployment Of The S-400 Air Defense System Stopped U.S.-Led Coalition Strikes In Syria?

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Sputnik: Lack of US-Led Coalition Strikes in Syria 'Unrelated' to S-400 Deployment

The absence of US-led coalition airstrikes against the Islamic State in Syria is not related to Russia’s deployment of an advanced S-400 Triumf air defense system.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The absence of US-led coalition airstrikes against the Islamic State in Syria is not related to Russia’s deployment of an advanced S-400 Triumf air defense system at the Hmeimim airbase, a Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) spokesperson told Sputnik on Friday.

“The lack of Coalition strikes has nothing to do with the S400 deployment,” the spokesperson said. “The fluctuation or absence of strikes in Syria reflects the ebb and flow of battle.”

CJTF-OIR reported earlier on Friday that the US-led coalition carried out no airstrikes in Syria against ISIL targets on Thursday, while conducted 18 airstrikes against ISIL terrorist positions in Iraq.

WNU Editor: Turkey has suspended its flights over Syria .... Turkish Press: Turkey's Military Has Suspended Flights Over Syria Because Of The Crisis With Russia, even hinting that using the S-400 against Turkey may bring war .... Erdogan: Downing of Turkish Jet with S-400 Missile Would Mean Aggression (Chapter 97). The U.S. is only saying that this deployment "complicates things" .... Air Force commander: Russian S-400 missiles 'complicate' Syria airstrikes (Air Force Times) .... complicate enough to not have launched any air strikes into Syria since Wednesday.

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