Monday, November 17, 2014

Islamic State Claims To Have Sized An Iranian Drone


ISIS: We Nabbed An Iranian Drone -- Jacob Siegel, Daily Beast

Unmanned aircraft are crowding the skies over Iraq. Now ISIS says they’ve got one of their own—a drone they took from Iran.

ISIS fighters in Iraq are bragging about an Iranian drone they claim to have captured.

Social media accounts associated with ISIS have been posting photos of the unmanned aircraft since this morning, claiming it was shot down in the Iraqi province of Diyala. The drone shown in the photos is “100% not U.S. or NATO sourced,” according to Christopher Harmer, an analyst with the Institute for the Study of War. Harmer added the drone “looks very similar to an Iranian Mohajer-4.”

The drone’s existence inside Iraq points to Iran’s role in the country and its ongoing clashes with ISIS forces.

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My Comment: Considering the large number of countries now involved in Iraq .... and their use of drones .... I am surprised that the Islamic State has only been successful in shooting down one drone.

3 comments:

James said...

If it was "shot down" where's the damage?

phill said...

Maybe it got hacked like the RQ-170

James said...

I could go with that Phil, or just ran out of fuel. I'm just somewhat interested that the article clearly states shot down, but shows no damage.