Social MediaIslamic State fighters brought down a Syrian jet near the eastern city of Deir al-Zor on Thursday, a monitoring group and an agency linked to the radical militant group said. It was not immediately clear how the militants downed the jet, which the Observatory said was the second jet to be brought down over Islamic State territory since April. It said Islamic State had also brought down two helicopters in recent months. Islamic State controls most of the eastern province of Deir al-Zor, though forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad hold the airport and part of Deir al-Zor city on the Euphrates river. A still image taken on July 14, 2016 from a video posted on social media said to be shot today, July 14, 2016, shows the wreckage of a Syrian jet that was brought down by Islamic State fighters near the eastern city of Deir al-Zor, Syria.

Source: Thanhnien News July 14, 2016 13:18 UTC