US downs a drone near Syria-Iraq borders

YemenExtra

M.A.

US aircraft shot down an Iranian-made drone close to al-Tanf border crossing, two days after the US coalition gunned down a Syrian SU-22 bomber southwest of Raqqa.

According to a CNN reporter, a US F-16 fighter jet downed an Iranian-made drone – type Shahed 129 – near al-Tanf.

According to the same reporter, the drone was armed and “posed a threat to the US forces stationed the area”.

First on CNN: US F-15 shot down a 2nd Iranian made drone near At Tanf, Syria Monday. Armed drone was assessed to pose a threat to US forces

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On June 8, the US-backed  Maghawir al-Thawara rebels shot down an Iranian-made drone while hovering over a newly-established US garrison near al-Tanf.