Russian, U.S. Officials Dispute Encounter By Su-25s, F-22s Over Syria

U.S. defense officials say two F-22 A Raptor stealth fighters on Wednesday intercepted two Russian warplanes that had that crossed a line dividing a "deconfliction" zone in Syria near an ISIS-held city close to Mayadin, reports CNN.

The two Russian Su-25s repeatedly flew east of the Euphrates River, a line dividing Russian and U.S. operations in Syria, and closely shadowed two F-22s in the area, said the U.S. officials.

A spokesman from U.S. Air Forces Central Command...