Syria's military downed a US drone in the country's west because it was snooping in an area where “Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant” (ISIL/ISIS) terrorists are not present, a military source said March 18.

A Syrian military source told Al-Manar that the Army's air defense systems downed a hostile drone over the coastal province of Latakia, a stronghold of President Bashar al-Assad, Syria state media said Tuesday.    

The US military lost communication with an MG-1 Predator drone over Syria on March 17, 2015 and it is reported the robotic aircraft was shot down, officials said.