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US military shoots down Iranian-made drone over oil site in Syria
The U.S. military shot down an alleged Iranian-manufactured drone on Tuesday as the military says it was conducting surveillance over an oil site in Syria.
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The U.S. military announced Tuesday it shot down a drone believed to have been manufactured by Iran as it was allegedly conducting surveillance over an oil site in northeastern Syria.
The drone was taken down at around 2:30 p.m. local time, according to U.S. Central Command.
"US forces in Syria engaged and shot down an Iranian-manufactured UAV attempting to conduct reconnaissance of Mission Support Site Conoco, a patrol base in northeast Syria," U.S. Central Command said in a statement.
The U.S. has also criticized Iran's drone program over the appearance of Iranian-produced loitering munitions, also called "kamikaze" or "suicide" drones, in Russia's war ongoing war against Ukraine.
Iran has faced drone attacks on its own soil, including a strike conducted last month allegedly by quadcopters. The Islamic Republic has blamed Israel for the incident and announced Friday the arrest of suspects involved in the operation.