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According to pro-militant sources, the US-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA) has downed a warplane and a helicopter belonging to the Syrian Armed Forces in the Badiyah area in the Syrian desert.
#BREAKING: #Syrian_Opposition shoot down a #Syrian_regime warplane and helicopter in Syrian deserthttps://t.co/PxHyHbXRnc pic.twitter.com/Z3BQNQHRYn
— Qasioun News Agency (@QASIOUN_NEWS) 11 July 2017
However, pro-militant sources have not been able to provide photos or videos of the downed warplane and helicopter. Meanwhile, pro-government sources have denied the militant claims.
The FSA has also claimed that it has counter-attacked against government forces in the Um Ramam area and nearby points. Clashes are reportedly ongoing in the area.