ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) militants shot down a military helicopter near Palmyra in Syria yesterday, killing two Russian pilots on board, the Telegraph (British) website reports today (July 9, 2016).
The two men had been attacking a detachment of IS fighters in the Homs region when the Syrian Mi-25 helicopter they were in ran out of ammunition, the Syrian ministry said.
"The turning helicopter was hit by militants' gunfire from the ground and crashed in the area controlled by the Syrian government army. The crew died," it added.
Video footage published today by ISIS's affiliated news showed a helicopter being shot and crashing to the ground against cries, "It's fallen, God is greatest."
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