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Russian Fighter Jet Damages U.S. Drone With Flares Over Syria

‘DANGEROUSLY CLOSE’

The incident took place during a mission targeting ISIS, the U.S. Air Force said.

Dan Ladden-Hall
Dan Ladden-Hall 

Breaking News Editor

A Russian fighter jet harassing and deploying flares in front of a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone in Syria.
U.S. Air Forces Central/Twitter
Dan Ladden-Hall

Dan Ladden-Hall

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