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Iran-Russia-Syria deploy ‘suicide drones’ that land and explode

In a war first, Syrian allies Russia and Iran have begun unleashing “suicide” drones that land and explode, presenting another challenge to rebels trying to oust the regime of President Bashar Assad.
  Rowan Scarborough from Washington Times in a Special to World Tribune wrote.
AP reported on Thursday that a Russian-owned broadcasting company is flying drones over the capital of Damascus, and its video shows the utter destruction of rebel-held neighborhoods by Syrian government bombardment. The opposition news agency Syria Mubasher reported that six remotely controlled drones struck near fighters for Ahrar al-Sham, killing and wounding them, near the western city of Ma’ara al-Nuiman. …
The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), which monitors Islamic websites and social media, quoted Syria Mubasher as saying the drones may have come from an air base near Lattakia, a port city in western Syria operated by Russian forces. Other sources said the air vehicles were launched from Shiite-controlled areas, meaning it was likely the work of Iran and its surrogate, Lebanese Hizbullah.
The Syrian “Smart News” agency quoted an Ahrar al-Sham commander as saying the drones landed and then exploded like a booby trap. Iran boasted last year of a growing arsenal of kamikaze drones and has threatened to launch them against U.S. Navy ships in the Persian Gulf.


 

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