The joint drills come after Moscow and Washington signed a “deconfliction” memorandum last week to ensure air safety over Syria.
Russian, US air forces hold joint exercises in Syria
Russian and US air forces have staged joint drills to practice air safety measures in the skies over Syria, according to the Russian General Staff, which also reported that its military has begun to coordinate with Syria’s moderate opposition forces.
In the course of the drills, both the air crews and ground services of Russian and US forces drilled procedures aimed at avoiding problems in case the two countries’ military aircraft find themselves in dangerous proximity in Syria’s skies, Russian General Staff spokesman Colonel General Andrey Kartapolov said on Tuesday.
“The exercises took place at 11:00 Moscow time (08:00 GMT) [on Tuesday],” he added.
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