US aircraft carried out operational reconnaissance at the Russian base in Tartus
Moscow. July 1. INTERFAX.RU — U.S. military aircraft Friday made another reconnaissance flight near the naval base of Russia in the Syrian port of Tartus, according to data from Western sites, tracking movement of military aviation.
According to them, the patrol anti-submarine aircraft of the US Navy P-8 Poseidon with the hull number 168852, taking off from Sigonella airbase in Sicily, flying to the coast of Syria and standing in a circle, has long hovered near the Russian base in Tartus. However, he was from it at a distance of about 40 km.
In the Eastern Mediterranean near Syria on Friday were also recorded flying strategic reconnaissance plane of the U.S. air force RC-135V tail number 64-14841.
On Thursday, at least three us aircraft conducted reconnaissance flights in the Eastern Mediterranean sea near the Syrian coast and the Russian naval base in Tartus. Just a week from the Syrian coast was conducted more than ten such reconnaissance flights.
Earlier this week in the press service of the White house asserted that the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is preparing a new chemical attack against the rebels, and it was stated that if it is carried out, the Damascus for it “will pay a high price”.