The terrorists were pushed back from the surrounding areas of Abu Zohour military airport as they were trying to launch a fresh wave of offensive on army positions at the airport in the Eastern parts of the city of Saraqeb in Idlib countryside.

Holed up in a house, the militant shot at members of a special police force, refusing to give himself up, before being "neutralized".

"The drone was on a spying mission above the town of Hadar when it was shot down," the Syrian television said.

In 2014, specially after victory of President Bashar al-Assad in the country's presidential election, the army has gained upper hand in its anti-terrorism campaign, and has been partly successful in sealing borders with Turkey and Jordan.