Two drones operated by militants were downed by Syrian troops in the settlement of Kbana in the Latakia governorate, Major General Alexey Bakin, chief of the Russian Center for reconciliation of the conflicting sides in Syria, said on Friday, Trend reports citing TASS.
"Units of the Syrian government army downed two unmanned aerial vehicles launched by militants in the southwesterly direction near the settlement of Kbana in the Latakia governorate," Bakin said.
According to Bakin, illegal armed groups continue to violate the ceasefire in the Idlib de-escalation zone. Thus, 15 settlements in the Latakia, Idlib and Hama governorates came under shelling by militants during the day.