RAAF halts air strikes over Syria after Russia threat
The RAAF has halted air operations over Syria amid rising tensions with Russia, after the United States shot down a Syrian regime fighter jet.
David Wroe is the defence and national security correspondent for the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, based at Parliament House
The RAAF has halted air operations over Syria amid rising tensions with Russia, after the United States shot down a Syrian regime fighter jet.
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