Islamic State fighters used a high-flying surveillance drone to help
plot their deadly capture of a key Syrian air base, according to a new
video released by the terror group.
The propaganda video, posted on YouTube, features about 25 seconds of
aerial footage shot above the military air field at Tabqa, and shows
ISIS fighters planning to attack the installation that they overran on
Sunday.
The footage emerged as Syria’s foreign minister touched off a war of
words with the United States on Monday by warning that any American
airstrikes launched against the Islamic State inside Syria without
permission “will be considered as aggression.”
Obama administration officials fired back after Walid al-Moallem
publicly demanded that “any effort to combat terrorism should be
coordinated with the Syrian government.”
“We’re not looking for the approval of the Syrian regime,” State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said.
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