Defense News: WASHINGTON — America’s top uniformed official said lines of communication remain open with Russia following the shootdown of a Syrian regime jet by an American aircraft.
The situation in Syria escalated Sunday when a U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet shot down a Syrian regime Su-22 fighter — the first time a U.S. plane shot down a manned aircraft since 1999. The Russian Ministry of Defense claimed in a statement that the pilot ejected over territory controlled by ISIS and that his “fate is unknown.”
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