US releases footage of Russian fighter jets ‘harassing’ US drones over Syria – video

Video released by the the US Air Force shows what it says are Russian fighter jets flying dangerously close to several US drones over Syria, setting off flares and forcing the MQ-9 Reapers to take evasive manoeuvres. The footage comprises a series of clips showing a Russian SU-35 fighter closing in on a Reaper, and later a series of parachute flares drifting into a drone's flight path