A general view shows rising smoke after strikes on Aleppo city, Syria. (Source: Reuters) A general view shows rising smoke after strikes on Aleppo city, Syria. (Source: Reuters)A senior American Air Force commander says daily US military phone calls with Russia have increased as the two countries work to avoid aircraft mishaps in the increasingly crowded skies over Syria. Air Force Lt Gen Jeffrey Harrigian, who is in charge of US air operations in the Middle East, says the US has also set up temporary “deconfliction” zones around Syria. Military operations by Russia or its allies are essentially restricted in those zones so American and US-backed forces are protected.

Source: Indian Express May 24, 2017 18:14 UTC