Syrian army says it shot down Israeli warplane and a drone: state media
Israel's military denied the claim and said that the safety of (Israeli) aircraft was not compromised.
Damascus: The Syrian army said on Tuesday it had shot down an Israeli warplane and a drone in Syria after an Israeli attack on a Syrian army position in southern Syria, state media reported.
SANA news agency said the warplane had attacked an army position at 1 am on Tuesday in the southern Quneitra countryside. It and a drone were then shot down.
Meanwhile, Israel's military on Tuesday denied a Syrian claim that it had shot down two Israeli military aircraft.
-"Overnight two surface-to-air missiles were launched from Syria after the (Israeli) mission overnight to target Syrian artillery positions,-" military spokesman Arye Shalicar said.
-"At no point was the safety of (Israeli) aircraft compromised. Nothing true about what they claim,-" Shalicar said.