Russian Federation threatens to treat USA aircraft as targets in Syria

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On Sunday, a U.S. F-18 Super Hornet shot down a Syrian Air Force fighter jet near the town Tabqa for the first time, USA -led coalition headquarters in Iraq said in a statement.

The Russian military department also ceased to cooperate with the USA in the framework of the memorandum on the prevention of incidents in the sky over Syria.

"There has been neither a Security Council decision, nor a request from the official authorities of the Syrian Arab Republic as a sovereign state", Russian Federation s Interfax news reported. "If it does, it will be in direct conflict with Russia, Iran, Syria, and hostile Shia militias". He is acting to protect his assets.

Russian Federation and Iran both support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Syria's civil war.

A Syrian military official in Damascus said the truce was not extended.

Like Obama, Trump has focused on Islamic State, leaving for later the question of Assad's fate and the region's mangled alliances.

Ossoff, taking the stage at his own party after conceding the race, told his supporters his campaign "is the beginning of something much bigger than us", adding, "The fight goes on". "Our most capable allies are the (Kurdish) peshmerga, but Turkey, who is a North Atlantic Treaty Organisation ally and host to an airbase that is central to our efforts, considers the Kurds enemies".

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor said on Wednesday SDF forces had moved along the southern river bank to reach the eastern edge of Kasrat al-Farj, in the area between the new and old bridges into Raqqa.

"We have agreed in the past, that is we and the Russian Federation pro-regime forces, that operations that the coalition were conducting in Syria were effectively degrading ISIS capability, and will work to restore that de-confliction chain in the next few hours", Dunford said.

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On Sunday night, scuba divers and rescue crews had to suspend their search due to a thunder and lightning storm in the area. One helicopter from the air force and two from the army went to help in rescue operations, the military said.

A White House spokesman did not respond to calls and an email seeking comment.

U.S. and Russian officials had agreed to a ceasefire, which ended on Monday, during talks in Amman aimed at strengthening goodwill before more detailed negotiations on setting up the "de-escalation zone", diplomats in Jordan said. "We're not close to that, but that's the strategy".

Russian Federation threatened aircraft from the USA -led coalition in Syrian-controlled airspace and suspended a hotline meant to avoid collisions in retaliation for the US military shooting down a Syrian warplane on Sunday. It stopped short of saying it would shoot them down.

Iran's Revolutionary Guard says all six ballistic missiles it launched at Islamic State militants in Syria earlier this week hit their targets.

A close look at the map shows that pro-Assad troops have placed themselves in key locations in the anti-IS battle, while staying close to the USA -backed Kurdish forces who lead the ground offensive.

The Iran-made Shaheed-129 was displaying hostile intent, he said. But Iran can do that through proxies, and Assad can do it knowing the USA won't advance west toward Damascus.

A U.S. F-15 fighter aircraft shot down an Iranian-made drone over southern Syria on Tuesday, the Defense Department said, marking the fifth time the US has attacked pro-Syrian government assets within a month.

"Australian defence force personnel are closely monitoring the air situation in Syria and a decision on the resumption of ADF air operations in Syria will be made in due course", he said.

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