Posted on 08/20/2016 12:14:56 PM PDT by Excuse_My_Bellicosity
Two Syrian Su-24 Fencer attempting to fly over a Kurdish-held area in northeastern Syria where U.S. SOF (Special Operations Forces) are operating, get intercepted by U.S. F-22 and encouraged to depart the airspace. Twice in the last few days, Syrian jets performing air strikes close to where U.S. SOF are operating in northeastern Syria caused coalition aircraft to scramble.
On Aug. 18, U.S. jets were dispatched to intercept the Syrian attack planes that were attacking targets near Hasakah supporting regime forces fighting the Syrian Kurdish forces. About 300 U.S. military operate in the same area, training Kurdish forces who are fighting Daesh.
Syrian pilots did not respond to the radio calls of the Kurdish on the general emergency frequency nor did they acknowledge calls attempted by the coalition on the air safety channel used for communication with the Russian aircraft operating over Syria.
Anyway, by the time U.S. fighters reached the area, the Syrian planes had already left.
Following the first “close encounter” the Pentagon warned Assad regime to not fly or conduct raids in the area where the American SOF are operating. However, on Aug. 19, two Su-24 Fencers, attempted again to penetrate the airspace near Hasakah.
This time, the two Syrian Arab Air Force attack planes were met by American F-22 Raptors (most probably already operating in the same area providing Combat Air Patrol).
As reported by ABC, a U.S. official said the presence of American F-22 aircraft “encouraged the Syrian aircraft to depart the airspace without further incident. No weapons were fired by the coalition fighters.”
This is not the first time the F-22 presence deters foreign military aircraft from harassing U.S. forces.
In March 2013, few months after two Sukhoi Su-25 attack planes operated by the Pasdaran (informal name of the IRGC – the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution) attempted to shoot down an American MQ-1 flying a routine surveillance flight in international airspace the Pentagon decided to escort the drones involved in ISR (intelligence surveillance reconnaissance) with fighter aircraft, including the Raptors.
In one very well-known episode, F-22 stealth jets providing HVAAE (High Value Air Asset Escort) to a U.S. Predator flew under the Iranian F-4E Phantoms that had intercepted the drone then pulled up on their left wing and then called them and radioed a famous “you really ought to go home” that allegedly scared the Iranian pilots off saving the drone.
My understanding is that they shut down F-22 production, but you’d think that we would want MORE of them and perhaps LESS of the F-35?
We are the invaders.
This could end up in a very bad place.
Some incident —which could be avoided — could set of WWIII.
I think our government is being reckless, and playing with lighted dynamite.
Our planes and troops are in Syria illegally.
We really ought to get the hell out before we start WW3.
All this risk because Putin made a fool of Obama by making a deal to pull the chem weapons out of Syria.
Obama had a hard-on to kill Assad and stick the Muslim Brotherhood into Damascus.
This is also why we started meddling in Ukraine.
He who must not be humiliated.
The theory was that the F-35 was going to be “almost as good” as the F-22, at a fraction of the price. Now we have the F-35, which is inferior to everybody’s fighters right out of the gate, at almost the same price as the F-22.
Obama will not be happy until a crashed F-22 falls into enemy hands.
June 25, 1950
June 25, 1950
I hink this administration wants to enter into world war 3 and use this as the reasoning why the people must elect Hillary, or he may create a crisis where he picks one and uses executive authority through martial law. I think that was why these race riots are being created to set the state. We are like frogs being boiled
June 25, 1950
We need to get out of Syria - or - work with the Russians to prop up Assad. I say let the Russians do it. We have wasted enough blood and treasure.
We need to get obutthole tried and hanged before he starts WWIII.
". . . deters foreign military aircraft from harassing U.S. forces."
U.S. forces supporting the murderous Izlam Ick scum is a crime and someone needs to harass them right the Hell out of there.
What's the logic in supporting the jihadi militants, everyone with brain one knows they're not "freedom fighters".
Obama is going to start WW3 and he will stay in office for the rest of his life.
Imho, an incident like this could easily escalate into war. A war that might get us all killed.
History could rhyme again...
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Russia would rather use an SS-20 to evaporate a ground target than take a pot shot at an F-22.
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