{"id":49817,"date":"2015-11-28T12:46:00","date_gmt":"2015-11-28T19:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/?p=49817"},"modified":"2015-11-28T12:46:54","modified_gmt":"2015-11-28T19:46:54","slug":"no-us-airstrikes-in-syria-since-russia-deployed-s-400-systems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/2015\/11\/28\/no-us-airstrikes-in-syria-since-russia-deployed-s-400-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"No US airstrikes in Syria since Russia deployed S-400 systems"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Both the American and Turkish air forces halted their strikes on Syrian territory around the time Russia deployed S-400 air defense complexes at the Khmeimim airbase, from which it stages its own incursions against Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS\/ISIL).<\/div>\n
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A spokesperson of the Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) told Sputnik on Friday that the absence of anti-IS coalition airstrikes has nothing to do with the S400 deployment\u201d<\/em> in Syria.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: Russia deploys cutting-edge S-400 air defense system to Syrian base after Su-24 downing<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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An S-400 air defence missile system is deployed for a combat duty at the Hmeymim airbase to provide security of the Russian air group’s flights in Syria. \u00a9 Dmitriy Vinogradov \/ Sputnik<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The fluctuation or absence of strikes in Syria reflects the ebb and flow of battle,\u201d<\/em> the spokesperson said, adding that CJTF-OIR deliver airstrikes when and where it needs to, dedicating a lot of time to researching targets to ensure maximum effect and minimizing civilian casualties.<\/p>\n