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Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/08/world/middleeast/syria-russia-drones.html
Militants Use Armed Drones to Attack Russian Bases in Syria
(New York Times) Neil MacFarquhar - Last Friday, 10 armed assault drones attacked Russia's Hmeimim airbase in northwestern Syria, while another three were directed against the Russian naval station at Tartus on the Mediterranean Sea, the Russian Ministry of Defense said on Monday. The Russian military said seven of the drones were shot down by Pantsir-S antiaircraft missiles. The drones were launched from about 30 miles away and were guided by a GPS unit. Opposition sources said an Islamist faction operating near Latakia had launched the drone attack.