The aircraft, some as small as model airplanes, conduct reconnaissance missions to help Islamic State fighters attack American-backed ground forces. And the military has increased airstrikes against Islamic State drones on the ground, their launch sites and their operators. Earlier this month, an Arabic publication offered guidance from the Islamic State, also called ISIS or Daesh, to its followers on how to evade American drones. aspect to this,” said Don Rassler, a researcher at the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point, which has studied Islamic State drones. Since then, the military has repeatedly attacked Islamic State drones in the air and on the ground.

Source: New York Times September 23, 2017 15:56 UTC