Syria Appears to Down US Drone
Lesson Brief
As Safir
On March 18, As Safir reported that Syrian air defense systems downed a US drone near the northwestern port of Latakiya. While US officials acknowledged having lost contact with a drone, Syrian officials confirmed having engaged a "hostile target" as any incursion into Syrian airspace, according to the officials, would be considered. However, the incident occurred in an area where there are no known ISIS targets, and perhaps only a few Nusra Front positions, the presumed focus of the drone's mission. Damascus has not downed any aircraft carrying out strikes against ISIS in eastern Syria.
A few key words from this set are إسقاط - downing, طائرة الاستطلاع - reconnaissance plane, and جهوزية - readiness, preparedness