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In A First, Russia Contacts U.S. Officials Ahead Of Airstrikes Against ISIL

Tuesday, November 17th, 2015

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In A First, Russia Contacts U.S. Officials Ahead Of Airstrikes Against ISIL

An F-15E Strike Eagle waits to launch in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility prior to strike operations in Syria Sept. 23, 2014.

After weeks of airstrikes in Syria, Russian military officials on Tuesday alerted U.S. forces before launching attacks against targets in Raqqa, the city that Islamic State (ISIL) militants have declared their capital.The United States and Russia have for weeks had a memorandum of understanding in place to spelling out mechanisms to “deconflict” the air over Syria, where warplanes from both nations are flying daily. Pentagon Spokesman Peter Cook on Nov. 17 said the Russians had given U.S. forces a heads…

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