Australia suspends Syria airstrikes amid US-Russia tension

Australia on Tuesday suspended its airstrikes against Daesh group targets in Syria as a precaution, after a U.S. fighter jet shot down a Syrian warplane earlier this week and Russia warned the U.S.-led coalition from flying over Syrian army positions west of the Euphrates River. The announcement from Canberra came as a brief, two-day truce collapsed in the southern Syrian city of Daraa and nearby areas where regime forces have gained ground. Australia is part of a U.S.-led coalition that has been waging w

Source: Australia suspends Syria airstrikes amid US-Russia tension – Daily Sabah