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Downed Drone Belonged to Syrian Army or Kurds - Turkish PM Davutoglu

© REUTERS / Halil Dogan via Reuters TVA still photograph used in a video shows a downed drone in Deliosman Village, Turkey October 16, 2015. Turkish warplanes shot down the unidentified drone in Turkish air space near Syria on Friday and a U.S. official said Washington believed it was of Russian origin
A still photograph used in a video shows a downed drone in Deliosman Village, Turkey October 16, 2015. Turkish warplanes shot down the unidentified drone in Turkish air space near Syria on Friday and a U.S. official said Washington believed it was of Russian origin - Sputnik International
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The unidentified drone shot down by Turkish patrol planes in mid-October may have been operated by the Syrian Army or Kurdish forces, the Turkish Prime Minister said Monday.

On October 16 a drone breached Turkish airspace and was downed after it did not respond to three identification requests from the local forces.

The accident triggered massive speculation over which side the stray UAV came from, as several groups are participating in the civil war in Syria.

All Russian Aircraft in Syria, Including Drones, Are Safely At Base - Sputnik International
All Russian Aircraft in Syria, Including Drones, Are Safely At Base
All the Russian planes and drones participating in the anti-ISIL operation safely returned to their Syrian base on that day.

Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said that the drone could have been manufactured in Russia, but it belonged to the Assad forces, Kurdish troops or maybe another side.

Russia supplies the Syrian Army with weapons and equipment in accordance with previously agreed contracts.

Drone search operation

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