F-22s ‘chase off’ Russian Su-25s in Syria

An F-22A receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 447th Air Expeditionary Group during a refuelling mission over Syria on December 1. USAF/SSgt Paul Labbe A PAIR of US Air Force F-22As intercepted Russian Su-25 combat aircraft that entered a restricted area in Syria on December 13. The Raptors launched warning flares during a 40-minute encounter before the Russian jets left the area. According to Air Forces Central Command spokesman, Lieutenant Colonel Damien Pickart, the two Su-25s crossed