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| Russia notified US-led coalition of anti-ISIS strike from Iranian air base – Pentagon | Russia notified US-led coalition of anti-ISIS strike from Iranian air base – Pentagon |
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| Russia notified the US-led coalition about using an Iranian airfield and passing through airspace controlled by the coalition forces while conducting airstrikes targeting Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) terrorists in Syria, the Pentagon said. | Russia notified the US-led coalition about using an Iranian airfield and passing through airspace controlled by the coalition forces while conducting airstrikes targeting Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) terrorists in Syria, the Pentagon said. |
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| "The Russians did notify the coalition," Col. Christopher Garver, a US military spokesman in Iraqi capital Baghdad, told journalists during a briefing via teleconference on Tuesday. | |
| He said that the Russian side "informed us they were coming through" airspace that could potentially put them in proximity of the coalition air forces in Iraq and Syria, adding that the US maintained safety of flight as those bombers passed through the area and toward their target and then flew back. | |
| The military official added that Russia activated a communications link with coalition officials, as in the past, and let them know “in time” about Moscow's plans. Asked about how much advance notice was given, Garver said that “it was not a lot of time, but it was enough" to maintain safety in the airspace over Iraq and Syria. | |
| He said that Russian bomber flights did not affect US coalition air operations. |