U.S.-led coalition aircraft violate Syria's airspace 31 times in past day - Russian military

HMEIMIM. Aug 17 (Interfax) - Aircraft of the so-called international antiterrorist coalition led by the United States continue to cause dangerous situations in Syria's sky, deputy head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in Syria Rear Adm. Vadim Kulit said at a press briefing on Wednesday.

"Over the past 24 hours, the coalition committed 13 breaches of the December 9, 2019 deconfliction protocols, related to flights of unmanned aerial vehicles that were not agreed with the Russian side," Kulit said.

"Eighteen violations by two pairs of coalition F-35 fighter jets, three pairs of F-16 fighter jets, two pairs of Typhoon fighter jets, three MQ-1C multipurpose unmanned aircraft, and one MQ-9 were also registered in the Al-Tanf area," he said.

By its actions, the coalition continues to aggravate the situation in Syria's airspace, Kulit said.