Drone attack on civilian vehicle near Syria’s Aleppo airport, two killed

A drone targeted a civilian vehicle on the road to Syria’s Aleppo airport on Thursday (Sep 4), the Syrian state news agency reported. Visuals on social media show a vehicle in flames in the aftermath of a drone attack. Reports suggested that the airstrike was conducted by the US-led International Coalition on a vehicle travelling on the road to Aleppo International Airport. Two people were killed in the attack.

While it was not immediately clear who carried out the attack, it must be noted that both Israel and a US-led anti-jihadist coalition have carried out repeated drone strikes in Syria. In August, Syrian state television said coalition forces killed a senior IS leader in Atme, northwest Syria.