SDF downs drones, strikes ISIS positions in Raqqa countryside
QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – The Media Center of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said early Thursday that their forces are targeting several locations used by the Islamic State (ISIS) in the eastern countryside of Raqqa, northern Syria, from which drones were being launched toward SDF positions.
“Our forces within the Syrian Democratic Forces are engaging a number of sites that ISIS terrorists directly used to launch unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) toward our positions in the Ghanem al-Ali desert east of Raqqa,” the statement said.
“During the current week, the area has been subjected to a series of attacks by factions affiliated with the Damascus Government, coinciding with ISIS activity, as the organization effectively used those same locations to carry out its terrorist assaults,” the statement added.
The SDF confirmed that it continues field operations aimed at disrupting the sources of attacks on its positions.
A few hours earlier, the SDF Media Center announced the downing of two drones in the same area.
“Our forces have released documented footage clearly showing ISIS’s use of these points as drone-launch bases, confirming direct coordination between several Damascus-Government factions and ISIS terrorists in targeting our military positions and endangering the security of the region.”