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Russia: Pro-American Coalition MQ-9 Drone Dangerously Approached A Russian Su-35 Aircraft In Syria

A Russian Ministry of Defense statement said that the incident occurred on a scheduled flight along the northern Syrian border to control the airspace of the Syrian Arab Republic.

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MOSCOW - The Russian Ministry of Defense has claimed that a pro-American MQ-9 reconnaissance drone came "dangerously close" to a Russian Su-35 aircraft over Syria. 

The statement said that the incident occurred at a little over 4-mile altitude on a scheduled flight along the northern Syrian border to control the airspace of the Syrian Arab Republic, duri…

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