Various media outlets reported that on the night of June 30, 2018, the aerial defense systems at the Russian Khmeimim Air Base in Syria located drones flying near the base and brought them down without injuring people or damaging property on the base. The reports included photos of the downed drones and said that the drones were launched from areas controlled by the Turkestan Islamic Party (TIP) as well as Uzbek and Turkmeni rebel organizations. On the night of July 1, 2018, there were similar reports of drones shot down near Khmeimim Air Base.
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