BEIRUT (Reuters) - A Syrian warplane crashed north of Damascus on Wednesday, but it was unclear if it had been shot down or came down because of a technical fault, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said. The jet crashed in the Eastern Qalamoun area near the Syrian capital, the British-based Observatory said. Syrian state media quoted a military source as confirming a warplane had crashed after targeting Islamic State. Islamic State claimed on Sunday to have shot down another Syrian warplane that crashed near Deir al-Zor in eastern Syria. A number of Syrian jets have crashed or been brought down by insurgent fire this year.

Source: The Star September 21, 2016 10:18 UTC