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EXCLUSIVE: Russian jets 'intercept' US predator drones over Syria, officials say
FoxNews.com ^ | October 7, 2015 | Lucas Tomlinson and Jennifer Griffin

Posted on 10/07/2015 8:14:04 AM PDT by Timber Rattler

Russian fighter jets shadowed U.S. predator drones on at least three separate occasions high above Syria since the start of Russia’s air campaign last week, according to two U.S. officials briefed on this latest intelligence from the region.

“The first time it happened, we thought the Russians got lucky. Then it happened two more times,” said one official.

Both officials said that the incidents took place over ISIS-controlled Syria, including its de facto headquarters in Raqqa, as well as along the Turkish-Syrian border near Korbani. Another occurred in the northwest, near the highly contested city of Aleppo.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Russia; Syria; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: isis; nato; putin; russia; syria
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Putin showing Obama that the Russian Air Force can find, track, and shootdown U.S. drones.
1 posted on 10/07/2015 8:14:05 AM PDT by Timber Rattler
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“The Russians carried out only one half or at best a quarter of the strikes they claim to have conducted,” said a senior military official.


Lying KGB filth. What a surprise.


2 posted on 10/07/2015 8:15:47 AM PDT by lodi90
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including its de facto headquarters in Raqqa,

WHY ISN'T THAT TOWN A HEAP OF RUINS IN THE DESERT BY NOW?....................

3 posted on 10/07/2015 8:17:10 AM PDT by Red Badger (READ MY LIPS: NO MORE BUSHES!...............)
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Putin showing Obama that the Russian Air Force can find, track, and shootdown U.S. drones.

Track? They have probably hacked into the radio control signals, and receive the GPS readings directly from the drones.

4 posted on 10/07/2015 8:17:20 AM PDT by aimhigh (1 John 3:21)
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They’ve probably hacked the control software and can monitor in real-time.


5 posted on 10/07/2015 8:17:51 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: lodi90

Yeah, because it couldn’t possibly be the Obama Administration lying there. They only “accidentally” said Russia blew up civilians in Syria before Russia even made their first strike, after all.


6 posted on 10/07/2015 8:17:59 AM PDT by ScottWalkerForPresident2016
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The russians never got lucky in intercepting the drones. It was all by intention.


7 posted on 10/07/2015 8:18:41 AM PDT by Sequoyah101 (It feels like we have exchanged our dreams for survival. We just have a few days that don't suck.)
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And how do you know that it’s not our DoD that’s lying? It wouldn’t be the first time...


8 posted on 10/07/2015 8:19:09 AM PDT by Timber Rattler (Just say NO! to RINOS and the GOP-E)
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Time for U.S. to pull back from any Syrian operations. What we have been doing has been totally ineffective and we don’t want one of our planes shot down as a result of a miscalculation. Russia will use a scorched Earth policy without regard for humanitarian issues or collateral damage. Their objective is to win and control land which was the old fashioned way to win wars.


9 posted on 10/07/2015 8:19:11 AM PDT by Old Retired Army Guy (frequently.)
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"strong uncle Volodya" Shows just what everyone except the fools who voted for him think of zero.

10 posted on 10/07/2015 8:19:24 AM PDT by from occupied ga (Your government is your most dangerous enemy)
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“Lying KGB filth. What a surprise.”

Are you talking about our political military leaders or the Russians?


11 posted on 10/07/2015 8:20:58 AM PDT by Rebelbase
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I wait a few months to see if anything the Russians say is true


12 posted on 10/07/2015 8:24:18 AM PDT by butlerweave
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The U.S. military’s MQ-1 Predator drone is not a stealth aircraft.

“It is easy to see a predator on radar,”


13 posted on 10/07/2015 8:24:48 AM PDT by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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“It is easy to see a predator on radar,”

Then why are they so surprised that the Russians found them not once, not twice, but three times?

14 posted on 10/07/2015 8:26:24 AM PDT by Timber Rattler (Just say NO! to RINOS and the GOP-E)
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Putin showing Obama that the Russian Air Force can find, track, and shootdown U.S. drones.


15 posted on 10/07/2015 8:30:14 AM PDT by Iron Munro (The wise have stores of choice food and oil but a foolish man devours all he has. Proverbs 21:20)
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I would put that question to those claiming surprise.

The article seems to contradict itself with both messages.


16 posted on 10/07/2015 8:30:32 AM PDT by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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Track? They have probably hacked into the radio control signals, and receive the GPS readings directly from the drones.

What hack? Didn't Lord Foul gift Iran with one of our drones, and therefore it's tech, and aren't Russia and Iran best buds? Carter,Clinton and Obama in the business of destroying America for decades.

17 posted on 10/07/2015 8:31:10 AM PDT by Mastador1 (I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
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The Clintons probably sold them our frequencies.


18 posted on 10/07/2015 8:33:23 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks ("If he were working for the other side, what would he be doing differently ?")
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To: lodi90

Did you mean the Russian or the senior military official?


19 posted on 10/07/2015 8:34:54 AM PDT by Ingtar (Capitulation is the enemy of Liberty, or so the recent past has shown.)
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Exactly!!! I'm all for Russia and I don't believe a word our DOD says. They are the enemy until Obama is out!
20 posted on 10/07/2015 8:36:30 AM PDT by angcat
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