US defense officials are reporting that on Wednesday, a pair of F-22 stealth fighters “intercepted” Russian planes in far eastern Syria, near the last ISIS-held villages which are being contested.
The incident lasted several minutes and involved the US planes firing warning flares at the Russians, forcing the Russians to retreat out of what US officials described as “coalition airspace.” It’s not clear, given the US coalition was never invited to be in Syria in the first place, that any of Syrian airspace actually belongs to the coalition.
The Russian Defense Ministry said the planes were Su-25 jets, and that they were escorting a humanitarian aid convoy. They denied that the incident amounted to an “interception,” and said that a Su-35 fighter was dispatched to protect the Su-25s from the American warplanes.
Russian officials also say the US fighters carried out mid-air maneuvers designed to simulate a fire-fight with the Russian Su-25s, though it does not appear that in this case they got in any sort of conflict with the more advanced Su-35.
This comes just days after a report that a F-22 had nearly shot down a Su-35 over the Euphrates River in the same area, which the Su-35 was protecting bombers engaged in anti-ISIS runs. Russia confirmed complaining about the incident, while the Pentagon denied that it happened.
Isn’t it time to complain at the UN, that the USA has no right to be in Syria at all? Not invited
Exactly! If the USA feels “threatened” by Russian aircraft, we should just leave Syria. We’re the aggressor, not them.
The US hasn’t got a mandate to be in Syria.
The other thing, why does the UN put up with a nation that has placed itself above international laws?
It just so appears that the UN is accountable to the US.
Just a matter of time…
The Americans F22 are the only planes that could fight the Russian planes in Syria and have a good chance of winning . But we only built 187 F22 in the first place . So we don’t want to lose to many of them to Russian missiles like the 300 and 400 that could take our planes down
The day Russia shoots down an American aircraft is the day the gloves come off on Assad an the missiles pointed directly at it’s installations and Assad’s palace will fall from the sky like rain. Understand one thing no missile defense shield is a guarantee and I can assure you Russia knows America is not the rebels it was fighting. America is a powerful nation with the capability to end any nation on this Earth existence just a little food for thought for the Russian cheerleaders and trolls on this site, meanwhile Putin is running for another term and will lead until 2024 poor Russians maybe one day they’ll get a chance to live in a country without Putin as there master a man that’s using military adventurism as a distraction from the real issues the people in his country are facing. It doesn’t matter to him the Russian ruble is worthless around the world Russians are struggling to make ends meet as long as he’s in power and in his mind he’s winning a cold war that ended years ago when Russia had a civil war and the Berlin Wall fell in his mind he’ll interfere and side with the adversaries of America because he’s pissed the sanctions America led the world to apply on his nation are hurting Russia’s economy and NATO’s build up on Russia’s borders are a direct threat to his image as a powerful man everyone fears. What a nutcase are they’re any sane leaders for the most advanced and powerful nations anymore? We got Trump so as of now I guess not could be worse we could have Putin,or Lil Kim of North Korea…
Did you forget that Secretary of State James Baker and German Chancellor Helmut Kohl promised Gorbachev that NATO would not be expanded one inch east of a unified Germany? We are on their borders. If Russia had massive military power on our borders in Mexico or Canada, you would be just fine with that, huh?
Did you forget Russia promised not to invade Ukraine when the USSR broke out in a civil war and Ukraine became an independent nation in exchange for Ukraine giving up it’s nukes? I guess when Russia decided to break it’s agreement and went back on it’s word concerning that treaty it allowed NATO to backtrack on there agreement.One good turn deserves another…
your name and your comments made me think you have not completed second grade elementary school. is that true? it would explain a lot .
What comments you mean the independent, lone American display of pride in support of my nation if it offends you I don’t apologise for the freedom to post my opinion in a truly free society in a country where my speech is enshrined and protected by my country’s Constitution you must not have that freedom in your country huh comrade.Sad.
You belong in 1930’s Germany. Another idiot who thinks comrade refers to Russian military when it is used all the time by American military for military personnel. He’s been watching too many Twilight Zones or time-warp Sci-Fi movies.
This site is the Twilight zone were people like you are fooled by Russia Trolls into thinking America is so evil.
Why do you think America is so evil?
See yourself off then, American supremacist-for-hire.
Ukraine became an independent state in 1991. In what alternate universe have the Russians invaded it since then? Are you perhaps talking about the presence of Russian troops in neighboring states that used to be part of Ukraine before they seceded from Ukraine and either became independent themselves (Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics) or became, once again, part of Russia (Crimea)?
Read the treaty and please spare me the act.
Reading a treaty doesn’t tell me whether or not Russia has invaded Ukraine. That would be a matter of e.g. seeing Russian troops on Ukrainian soil.
If Russia invaded “Ukraine” their Army would be in Kiev. Speaking of invasions, we’re pretty adept at it and I know that you just hate invasions.
Putin’s military was already in the Crimea as part of the treaty it has a naval base there always has so he didn’t have to send them in as for the so called breakaway region’s in his own words the Russian military personnel that are there as volunteers.As for all the sophisticated military hardware the rebels are using that you have to be trained to use I guess the ordinary people fighting for Russia are just naturals at using sophisticated military hardware. Spare me the act this site comes up with a million conspiracy theories about how America is so evil everyday but, can’t manage to see what’s happening in Ukraine right before there eyes.
Where in the “treaty” does it refer to Victoria Nuland, saying “Yats is our Man” and “Ef the EU” when speaking with the US Ambassador to Ukraine when speaking of the US funded overthrow of a duly elected democratic government?
Did you forget who broke promises in the first place. You aren’t that historically illiterate to believe that NATO was rapidly expanding to Russia’s borders when Russia figured out appeasement and allowing CIA ops to overthrow a duly elected government had gone far enough.
Before you spew your C.I.A. conspiracy theories about what America did to overthrow a duly elected government don’t forget about what Russia’s F.S.B. did when it poisoned a Pro-western Ukrainian presidential candidate in 2004 Victor Yuschenko. Russia invaded Ukraine because the people wanted to be part of the E.U.and Russia didn’t want to lose the influence it garnered and maintained by the means of corruption and assassination techniques it used to control the government and corrupt officials it had been using for years in Ukraine.People wanted something new unlike what Russia has in the fact that Putin will be there until 2024 as of now.
There seems to be significant disagreement on whether or not Yuschenko was “poisoned” at all, let alone who might have done it.
How about the US, the richest country on earth where more than half it’s population is reduced to poverty level or low wage, where more than 60% can’t fund a thousand dollar emergency, where it’s population is denied universal healthcare like the rest of the industrialized world(including Russia)enjoys. Last December we ran out of bombs in Syria. Recently, congress increased “defense” spending by 80 billion dollars a year. By itself, far more than the entire annual Russian military budget. Russia’s budget is a tiny fraction of the bloated US military budget. On top of everything US elites get their puppets in the US “congress” to give them huge tax cuts while the country literally goes to hell. And you’re talking about Russia? Don’t make me laugh.
But who’s the richest country in the world? Who’s currency is stronger Russia’s or America’s you don’t make me laugh.
So if a country is the richest country in the world, they can be the aggressor? That means China can take over as world policeman in the not-too-distant future, and you’ll be just fine with that.
Seems like that’s how it works Mr.Wells money makes the world go round but China’s economy is a bubble economy that relies on exports to the world for it’s economy to flourish if it gets to out of hand it’ll be isolated just like Russia and it’s currency as inflated as it is will take a direct plunge it’s set up that way.
Our economists say we’re in your bubble.
And your momma loves it when I’m inside her bubble.
Dream on.
Look I understand you love Putin and the way he makes you feel all fuzzy inside the only thing u dream about is Putin what a sicko yuck…U ole Putin loving delusional bastard.
When was the last time you had your head examined, cowboy ?
Get a life, clueless cowboy.
Alternatively, do try to grow up.
Awww someone’s in there feelings
At $ 350 million a pop, I’m surprised the USAF would ever put them at risk at all.
SU 35 is a more advanced jet than F22 and it is by no means the most advanced Russian plane.
Who cares when the shooting starts we’ll let the capabilities of the Americans weaponry speak for themselves
Who cares what a mentally deranged specimen like yourself thinks on any subject whatsoever ..
Russia doesn’t want a conflict with America it knows it’s not capable of winning otherwise it would’ve made a move already. Putin knows when to act and understands the capabilities of the Only nation to ever have used an Atomic bomb. Only a matter of time indeed.
If you think Russia would stand by while the US used a nuke on it, you deserve the first direct hit from a Russian ICBM.
And if you think no one including Russia is immune to being nuked by America you clearly don’t understand why Russia hasn’t engaged America in a direct conflict. I’m not the threaten someone on the computer type of person myself so save it for someone you can see in front of you otherwise it makes you seem like a coward.
Russia, China, and now N.Korea combined would wipe America off the map. Get Over It. USA is no longer
in charge,
Yeah I guess that’s why NATO is on Russia’s borders and America is selling weapons to all of China’s neighbors and America is doing mock bombings on North Korea with nuclear bombers but, yeah America is so afraid. Funny…
Slim Pickens is here.
Here with your momma she can’t get enough of me.
Juvenile idiot bringing up his momma.
Your on to soemthing cowboy, let’s give WW-3 a chance, it’l be glorious. Remember that evey resourch of the US Goverment and military will be available to keep the commander in cheif,
and his family safe, in the event of a nuclear exchange, YOU and your family, uhm,,,not so much.
They do that because there’s a bIG BUCK to be made in seeling and promoting military equipment.
BOTH sides in a nuclear exchange will be reduced to the horse and buggy era, if not the stone age. Of course gun nick survivailist and nillists, relish the prospect, of a return to dog eat dog, and every man for himself. In promoting the idea in a bellicose fashion, you sound like one of those.
I assure you, it will be no picknic, for anyone, except the very most elelites.
Basically, what you seem to be admitting is that Putin is sane and US “leaders” are a bunch of reckless children running around playing with guns.
Only someone named idiotland on this forum would get that message out of my posts.
Oh aren’t you just the cowboy, threatening a nuke strike on Russia. Did you audition for Dr. Strangelove?
No I auditioned for your momma.
Russia is there at the invitation of the sovereign government of Syria; we are not! So, we have no business being there, much less firing warning flares.
I suppose the fact that they didn’t shot down the Russians is encouraging. American involvement in Syria needs to stop however this is simply unacceptable to be killing people in a country where you are not welcome invited or legally entitled to operate.
I am impressed by the control displayed by Syria and Russia they are pragmatic and clearly have the long game in mind.