SDF accuses Damascus of cooperating with ISIS after Kurdish force shoots down terror drones

The Syrian Democratic Forces accused elements of the Damascus government of collaborating with ISIS terrorists, after the largely Kurdish militia shot down two ISIS drones launched from "positions held by Damascus government-affiliated factions" east of Raqqa on Wednesday. One of the drones was identified as a Matrice M30, while the other was "an offensive First Person View (FPW) type," SDF's official social media clarified. Soldiers analyzed the wreckage of the drones, finding a memory card within the M30, which they analyzed and were able to link with ISIS terrorists from the data retrieved.

The data also showed that the terrorists were "stationed at positions held by Damascus government-affiliated factions, directly opposite the defensive lines of the Syrian Democratic Forces," the announcement continued. SDF alleges that this "conclusively confirms" that "several factions of the Damascus government are involved in cooperating with foreign ISIS-affiliated elements, allowing them to use their locations and positions to conduct reconnaissance and drone attacks." Damascus's alleged cooperation would be allowing ISIS terrorists to "rebuild its capabilities in an even more dangerous manner," the SDF accused.

SDF called on partners in the US-led coalition against ISIS to "closely examine these alarming findings and launch an investigation into the involvement of foreign fighters affiliated with ISIS in operating drones from within front-line areas." (Ed note: There has to be a good reason why Isaiah wrote chapter 17 of his Book.) (Read More)