The Turkish-backed National Syrian Army (NSA) shot down on October 16 a drone of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The drone was flying over its positions around the border town of Ras al-Ayn in northern al-Hasakah.
The downed drone appears to be a commercially-bought X-UAV mini-Talon. The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) used modified drones of this type in an attack on southern Turkey last year.
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Beside downing the drone, NSA militants captured a Humvee armored vehicle from the SDF around Ras al-Ayn. The vehicle was likely supplied to the Kurdish group by the U.S.-led coalition.
A Grad 122 mm rocket launcher mounted on a truck was also captured by NSA militants near the town of Ain Isaa in northern Raqqa.
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Earlier, the NSA backed by the Turkish military imposed control of thirteen villages west of Ras al-Ayn and the town of Tell Abyad in the framework of Operation Peace Spring.
