Second ISIS Drone Shot Down In 24 Hours Over Anbar

ISIS militants are using drone warfare more widely in Iraq and Syria as the group comes under increasing military pressure from all sides. The Iraqi army in western Anbar has shot down its second ISIS unmanned aerial vehicle during the past 24 hours, according to a senior commander.  Abna24 reports: The commander of Anbar Operations Command, General Ismail al-Mahalawi, said in a press statement that the Iraqi soldiers shot down an ISIL UAV by medium and light weapons over al-Ameriyat, 23 km South of Fallujah. “This was the second ISIL drone that has been shot down by the army in Anbar during the past 24 hours,” he added. Previously, Iraqi volunteer forces announced that they have shot down a UAV that was spying on the country’s security forces in al-Jarayeshi region in Al-Anbar province in Western Iraq. Iraq’s popular forces reported that they have brought down a hostile surveillance aircraft over Al-Jarayeshi region in Northern Anbar Province.  ISIS increases its drone airforce, according to the Mirror: The terror group has been using small drones remotely piloted in Iraq and Syria for some time. But now, according to the Iraq Ministry of Defence, the feared terror group is reportedly increasing its [...]