top of page

Source: AP News

Feb 15, 2023

BEIRUT (AP) — U.S. forces shot down an Iranian-made drone flying over a base housing American troops in northeastern Syria, the U.S. military said Wednesday.


The incident comes more than a week after a deadly 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked Turkey and Syria, followed by a significant deescalation of violence across the war-torn contry.


U.S. Central Command said in a statement that the reconnaissance drone flew over Mission Support Site Conoco on Tuesday afternoon before American forces shot it down.


No group claimed responsibility for flying the drone in northeastern Syria, where it is not uncommon for bases housing U.S. troops to come under rocket fire or mortar attacks. Iran-backed militia are based nearby, as are sleeper cells of the Islamic State group that was defeated in Syria in March 2019.


There are roughly 900 U.S. troops in Syria, including in the north and farther south and east, who work alongside Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces targeting IS militants and their sleeper cells.

© 2022 by IranTimes.com - All rights Reserved.

Get Social

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Youtube
  • Instagram

- Committed to delivering real time, unbiased news about IRAN to readers all over the world.

- Our mission is to tell the truth as nearly as the truth can    be ascertained.

- Cover a diverse range of topics and perspectives in a      sincere, relatable voice.

- We shall tell ALL the truth so far as we can learn it,            concerning the critical affairs of IRAN and the world.

bottom of page