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Report: Russia has been jamming US drones in Syria for weeks

April 11, 2018 at 8:53 am

US drone [All India Radio News/Facebook]

The Russian army has been jamming American drones flying in Syrian airspace for several weeks now, America’s NBC TV channel reported.

The channel based its information on statements from four unnamed US officials who said the Russians have been disrupting the GPS systems of American drones for several weeks, seriously affecting US military operations in Syria.

According to the officials, Russia is fearful of America’s retaliation over the Syrian regime’s recent chemical attack on the city of Douma in eastern Ghouta.

At least 85 civilians were killed and hundreds were injured on Saturday in a chemical attack carried out by the Syrian regime against the city of Douma, the last opposition held area in eastern Ghouta, local medical sources said.

US President Donald Trump promised a “forceful” response to the attack.

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