Israeli aircraft struck and killed "Islamic State"-linked gunmen on Sunday after they fired mortars and shot at troops patrolling along the occupied Golan Heights, the military said. Israel has often responded to errant fire from the Syrian civil war, but exchanges of fire with gunmen in the Golan Heights have been rare since the fighting began more than five years ago. The militants fired at the Israeli soldiers, who were on the Israeli-controlled territory, from a vehicle driving along the Syrian side of the Golan, said the Israeli military spokesperson. "The air force intervened, targeting the vehicle that the gunmen were in and hit and struck the vehicle, killing what seems as four terrorists," said the spokesperson. The group first gained attention when they abducted 21 UN peacekeepers from the Philippines in a demilitarized zone between Syria and the Israeli-held part of the Golan Heights.

Source: Egypt Independent November 27, 2016 15:46 UTC