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Syrian air defenses foil militant drone attack in northern Syria
2019-09-09
[ALMASDARNEWS] Syrian air defences have prevented a terrorist drone attack on a military post in the al-Ghab valley in the country’s northwest , Syria’s SANA news agency reports.

According to SANA, two terrorist unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) were destroyed, while the third one was downed with "its ammunition dismantled without causing any casualties among personnel of the Syrian Arab Army."

The developments come after Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Oleg Syromolotov said earlier this week that expert estimates indicate that forces of Evil in Syria are using western-designed drones to attack Russian facilities.

Addressing a global conference on fighting terrorism, he noted that Moscow was concerned about drone attacks in Syria, including against officials.

"We are constantly registering the mass usage of this method to stage attacks on Russian bases in Syria. Meanwhile,
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the drones that are being used are not amateurish. Experts note ... that Western specialists’ developments are being used," Syromolotov said.

He added that Moscow believes that global cooperation on the matter is necessary, and that and both legal and technological means should be used for countering terrorism.

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