The U.S. military released a new video on Wednesday showing Russian fighter jets flying dangerously close to multiple American drone aircraft carrying out a mission in Syria against the ISIS terrorist group.
In a statement on July 5, the U.S. Air Forces Central described the tense encounter as “unsafe and unprofessional behavior” by Russian airmen interacting with the U.S. military operating in Syria.
Lt. Gen. Alex Grynkewich, commander of the 9th Air Force and U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) in the Middle East, said that three U.S. drones were operating over Syria on July 5 at 10:30 a.m. local time during a mission against ISIS when “three Russian fighter jets began harassing the drones.”…