Reports: Syrian Army Downs Israeli Drone in Golan Heights

KABUL: (Middle East Press) Syrian army has reportedly downed off an Israeli reconnaissance drone over the southwestern Syrian city of al-Quneitra.

Military sources quoted, media reports said the Skylark unmanned aerial vehicle “was brought down” on Sunday when it was doing reconnaissance over Quneitra in the Golan Heights.

Quneitra is located in the demilitarized zone between Syria and the Israeli-occupied side of the Golan Heights monitored by the UN peacekeepers since 1974.

No further details were given yet and no comment has been made by the Israeli officials so far.

The incident took place as the Syrian army has the upper hand in the battle against foreign-backed militants during the past months.