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Amid the ongoing shelling between the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and militants in Greater Idlib, a new round of a drone war was launched in the region.
On August 1st, according to the photos released by RusVesna, militant’s home-made reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was shot down over the town of Kafr-Nabl in Idlib governorate. It was reportedly launched from the village of Al-Bara and was aimed at searching for targets and adjusting artillery fire.
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The next day, on August 2nd, another drone was targeted with the Syrian Buk-M2E air defense system in the Al-Eis area in the southern countryside of Aleppo. The drone was most likely Turkish-made, and it may have been a TAI Anka, as they have been recently spotted flying over Greater Idlib.
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The response came fast. Early on August 3rd, a Russian-made Forpost UAV was shot down near the town of Kafr Nuran, Aleppo governorate.
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It seems that the drone crashed this morning while flying over Idlib region is Russian.
Still no info about the drone shot down yesterday. https://t.co/8DJx7JQHlZ pic.twitter.com/gXPQ2jD9mA— MrRevinsky (@Kyruer) August 3, 2021
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A few minutes before the UAV was shot down, a vehicle was struck with a precision-guided munition in the town of Kafr Nuran.
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At the same time, the SAA and Turkish-backed factions continue artillery shelling in both Idlib and Aleppo governorates.
Government forces reportedly shelled the villages of Kafr Amma, Teqad, and Kfar Ta’al, west of Aleppo. A day before, the towns of al-Fatira and Sufuhun in Zawiya Mountain, south of Idlib, were reportedly targeted.
The shelling may be a response to the recent escalation by Greater Idlib militants that was allegedly aimed at support of Daraa’s former rebels.
Al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham and its allies, who operate under the banner of the al-Fateh al-Mubeen Operations Room, have recently shelled government-held areas in southern Idlib, northern Lattakia, northwestern Hama and western Aleppo.
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