A Russian military helicopter carrying five people was shot down in the north of Syria's rebel-held Idlib province on Monday, the Russian defence ministry said. Rebel fighters and civilians inspect the wreckage of a Russian helicopter that had been shot down in the north of Syria's rebel-held Idlib province, Syria August 1, 2016. Russia's defence ministry said the helicopter was carrying two officers and three crew members. Russian air forces are supporting President Bashar al-Assad in Syria's five-year-old civil war. Images shared on social media purportedly showed a dead body stripped of his clothes and Russian identity documents taken from the crashed helicopter.

Source: Thanhnien News August 01, 2016 10:41 UTC