A Dangerous Encounter: US F-22 Chased Away over Syria by Russian Fighter Jets

johngaltfla.com / by John Galt / December 9, 2017 15:25 ET

A very dangerous and irresponsible air encounter occurred over the Deir Ezzor region in Syria which could have easily tripped the world into a global conflict involving Russia and the United States.

Per the Russian news agency TASS, a US F-22 fighter was performing dangerous maneuvers designed to interrupt operations of Russian Air Force SU-25 Frogfoot ground attack aircraft as the Islamic State was being driven out of its remaining positions in the region along the Euphrates River.

Excerpt from the story via TASS:

“On November 23, in the air above the western bank of the Euphrates River, a U.S. F-22 fighter hindered actively Russia’s two Sukhoi-24 attackers in fulfilling their combat tasks to destroy a command station of the Islamic State (IS, terrorist organization outlawed in Russia – TASS) near Mayadin,” spokesman of the Russian Defense Ministry Igor Konashenkov said. “The F-22 fired heat flares and released braking flaps, constantly maneuvering, to simulate a dogfight.”

The F-22 Raptor “halted dangerous maneuvers and hurried away into Iraq’s air space” after the Russian Su-35S highly maneuverable aircraft appeared nearby, Konashenkov said.

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