US, Russia Boost Communication to Head Off Syria Incidents

The commander in charge of U.S. air operations in the Middle East says the United States and Russia have communicated more via an established military hotline as the airspace around Islamic State territory in Syria has become more crowded. "We have had to increase the amount of deconfliction work we are doing with the Russians, given the tighter airspace that we are now working ourselves through," Air Force Lieutenant General Jeffrey Harrigian told reporters...

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