Armed Russian Fighter Jets Have Been Circling A Major US Base In Syria Nearly Every Day For The Past Month

 

NBC News: Armed Russian jets have flown over a U.S. base in Syria nearly every day in March, U.S. commander says  

Lt. Gen. Alexus Grynkewich told NBC News that Russian jets have violated the airspace of At Tanf Garrison roughly 25 times this month, including Wednesday. 

Armed Russian jets have flown over a U.S. military garrison in Syria nearly every day in March, violating a 4-year-old agreement between the U.S. and Russia and risking escalation, according to the U.S. general in charge of air operations in the region. 

 Lt. Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, combined forces air component commander for U.S. Central Command, told NBC News on Wednesday that the most recent Russian overflight of At Tanf Garrison (ATG) happened just a few hours earlier, and that Russian jets have violated the airspace roughly 25 times so far this month, compared to zero times in February and 14 in January.

“It is a substantial increase,” he said, explaining that at this rate they are “on track to be double what it has been in the past.”  

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Update #1: Russian fighter jets are circling a US airbase in Syria a week after a fiery confrontation between Russian jets and a US drone over the Black Sea: report (Insider) 

Update #2: US has seen ‘significant spike’ in aggressive Russian military flights in Syria this month, commander says (CNN)  

WNU Editor: The US is saying that Russia is violating a 2019 agreement to keep each other away from their airbases in Syria. .... US Commander: Russia Is Ignoring Syria Protocols (Newser). But in view of what is happening right now between the two countries, no one should be surprised that the old agreements and understandings between the two countries are being ignored.