Russia increasing unprofessional activity against U.S. forces in Syria
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Russia's activity against U.S. forces in Syria is increasing, and so is its unprofessional nature, making the recent uptick "qualitatively different" than in the past, says a senior defense official.
On Friday morning, Russia flew an intelligence mission over a U.S. military garrison in Syria and conducted an "unprofessional" intercept of a US MQ-9, according to the senior defense official.
The activity comes just a week after the Pentagon accused Russian aircraft of harassing MQ-9 drones for three days in a row while the drones were conducting counter-ISIS missions.
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