Syrian warplanes test British air defenses, flee

Two Syrian warplanes tested British air defenses at the Akrotiri air base in Cyprus on Monday, but turned around and fled when British Typhoon warplanes were scrambled in response.

The dramatic confrontation came after President Bashar al-Assad’s air
chiefs sent two Russian-made Sukhoi Su-24s to probe our air defences.

The Syrian bombers refused to respond to repeated attempts by the