A dramatic clash between US and Russian warplanes occurred this weekend over the skies in Syria, prompting fears that WW3 may ignite. A mid-air confrontation occurred between several US F/A-18 fighter jets and several Russian SU-34 bombers. Dailymail.co.uk reports: The Russian jets had struck a 200-strong garrison of Syrian rebels fighting the Islamic State in At-Tanf, near the Jordanian border. When the F/A-18s approached the Russians moved out of the area, but when the US fighters paused to refuel they returned and struck the base again, killing paramedics tending to those wounded in the first attack. The Russians had been ordered to back off by the US pilots directly using a special communications channel set up to prevent air accidents, according to The Daily Beast. A US official told The Los Angeles Times: ‘It’s an egregious act that must be explained. The Russian government either doesn’t have control of its own forces or it was a deliberate, provocative act. Either way, we’re looking for answers.’ However, the Russian military on Sunday rejected accusations that it had deliberately targeted US-backed Syrian opposition forces, arguing the US had failed to warn about their locations. Russian Defense Ministry spokesman, Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov [...]
