{"id":1921942,"date":"2023-05-01T06:57:42","date_gmt":"2023-05-01T10:57:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russian-pilots-attempt-to-dogfight-with-u-s-jets-over-syria\/"},"modified":"2023-05-01T06:59:21","modified_gmt":"2023-05-01T10:59:21","slug":"russian-pilots-attempt-to-dogfight-with-u-s-jets-over-syria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russian-pilots-attempt-to-dogfight-with-u-s-jets-over-syria\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian Pilots Attempt to \u201cDogfight\u201d With U.S. Jets Over Syria"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frussian-pilots-attempt-to-dogfight-with-u-s-jets-over-syria%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1921942&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><section class=\"post-body\">\n<h2>Russian Pilots Baiting U.S. Jets in Syria<\/h2>\n<p id=\"isPasted\"><strong>According to a three-star general in charge of U.S. air operations in the Middle East, Russian pilots are baiting U.S. jets after attempting to engage in a &#8220;dogfight&#8221; in Syria.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"my-4\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-300x250_4\" class=\"gpt-ad ad-250 text-center\" data-google-query-id=\"CLHRx5X70_4CFRrqswodD3cIag\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/6177\/slm.townhall\/tipsheet\/300x250_4_0__container__\" style=\"border: 0pt none;\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/6177\/slm.townhall\/tipsheet\/300x250_4_0\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/6177\/slm.townhall\/tipsheet\/300x250_4_0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" scrolling=\"no\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" frameborder=\"0\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" tabindex=\"0\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-pointer-lock allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation allow-presentation\" style=\"border: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"4\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Tensions were high over the weekend as Russian troops grew confrontational toward America and its allies, crossing paths over war zones in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-bbc-news-share-this-graphic-about-monkeypox-being-airborne\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Did BBC News Share This Graphic About Monkeypox Being Airborne?\">shared airspace<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Col. Joe Buccino told CNN that Russian pilots were not trying to shoot down U.S. jets but rather attempting to &#8220;draw us into an international incident&#8221; or &#8220;provoke&#8221; the U.S. into war.<\/p>\n<p>In military aviation, dogfighting engages in aerial combat, often at a close range. This is an ongoing issue with Russian pilots, who have been aggravating U.S. pilots in mid-air on more than one occasion.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>On April 2, a Russian SU-35 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kushner-nominated-for-nobel-peace-prize\/\" title=\"Kushner Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize\">fighter jet<\/a> was captured on video conducting an &#8220;unsafe and unprofessional&#8221; intercept of a U.S. F-16 fighter jet.<\/li>\n<li>Another video from April 18 caught a second Russian fighter jet violating coalition airspace, coming within 2,000 feet of a U.S. aircraft, a distance a fighter jet can cover in seconds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Lt. Gen. Alexus Grynkewich said the U.S. has been trying to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-response-to-putin-debate-challenge-shows-weakness-white-house-continues-to-deflect-amid-ramped-up-rhetoric-from-china-nk-and-russia\/\" title=\"Biden response to Putin debate challenge shows weakness, White House continues to deflect amid ramped up rhetoric from China, NK and Russia\">de-escalate tensions<\/a> between the two countries and act professionally.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row mb-3\">\n<div class=\"col\">\n<h3>Recommended<\/h3>\n<div class=\"widget-list__noborder widget-list__hero mb-3\">\n<div>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/townhall.com\/columnists\/kurts\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russians are baiting U.S. jets after they attempted to \u201cdogfight\u201d in Syria, according to the three-star general in charge of U.S. air operations in the Middle East. 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