Report: Syria Downs Israeli Drone Over Golan Heights (PHOTOS)
“For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence.” (Psalm 91:3)
The Hermes 450 is a medium size UAV typically used by the IDF that provides real time intelligence to ground forces. (Photo: Elbit via Tsahi Ben-Ami / Flash 90)
Arab media reported Sunday night that Syria “brought down” an Israeli drone near the Golan Heights town of Quneitra.
The state-run SANA News Agency said that the unmanned aerial vehicle was on a reconnaissance mission over the border town, flying just over the Syrian side of the border.
Hezbollah’s Al-Manar television stated an “unmanned aircraft of the Zionist regime was downed near the skies of Quneitra, close to the border.”
The report indicated that the model of the drone was a Skylark I. It is not clear whether the drone crashed or was brought down.
The IDF said that it was “unaware of any unmanned aircraft that was shot down in the Golan.”
Quneitra has been the site of intense fighting between Syrian rebels and forces loyal to the Assad regime. Located in the demilitarized zone between Israel and Syria, UN peacekeeping troops were forced to evacuate their posts as fighting turned deadly.
In several instances since the beginning of the Syrian civil war, missile and weapons fire have spilled into Israeli territory. In August, the IDF shot down a Syrian drone using a Patriot missile that strayed into Israeli airspace.
Earlier this month, foreign media reported an Israeli airstrike against government targets in Syria. Arab media claimed that at least eight warplanes belonging to the Israeli Air Force carried out strikes outside Damascus, close to the international airport.
The reported target was a warehouse containing new Russian-made anti-aircraft missiles that were being transported to Lebanon into the hands of Hezbollah.
Read more at http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/26156/report-syria-downs-israeli-drone-golan-heights-photos/#JPIFmQpgDRcKKKdw.99
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