Word is being used by officials to relate attempts to ensure US and Russian air forces don’t shoot each other while they conduct overlapping air campaignsWith the launching of Russian airstrikes in Syria this week, the already brutal clash has taken another ugly and awkward turn and it has thrown up a new ugly and awkward word to match.
The word “deconflict” – or worse “deconfliction” – is being used by US officials to relate attempts to ensure that US and Russian air forces don’t shoot at each other while they conduct overlapping air campaigns over Syria.
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Source: theguardian.com