Russia, U.S. could resume communicating about Syria strikes, ambassador says

Military Times: WASHINGTON  — Russia could resume direct communication with the U.S. military about operations in Syria as long as both countries "continue the same fight  — and not a different one," Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak said Tuesday.

Both the U.S. and Russia signed an agreement in October 2015 about how each country's aircraft should interact in Syrian airspace. But Russia pulled out of the agreement on April 6 after the U.S. launched Tomahawk cruise missiles at a Syrian air base in response to a chemical attack against civilians reportedly carried out by forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad.

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