On Saturday, the ISIS-affiliated Amaaq news agency had reported the group had shot down a Russian aircraft.
A grab from an ISIS video purportedly shows the moment a helicopter is shot down near Palmyra, Syria.
Moscow: ISIS militants shot down a military helicopter near Palmyra in Syria, killing two Russian pilots on board, Russia’s defense ministry has said. The two men had been attacking a detachment of Islamic State fighters in the Homs region on Friday, when the Syrian Mi-25 helicopter they were in ran out of ammunition, the ministry said in a statement.
“The turning helicopter was hit by militants’ gunfire from the ground and crashed in the area controlled by the Syrian government army. The crew died,” it added. On Saturday, the ISIS-affiliated Amaaq news agency had reported the group had shot down a Russian aircraft. Video footage showed a helicopter being shot and crashing to the ground against cries of ‘It’s fallen, God is greatest’.
( Source : Agencies )
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