What may have begun as local grievances has now evolved into much larger implications.
People in the region are independent and have complex alliances and allegiances.
Syria is accused by Arab governments and the West of producing the highly-addictive and lucrative amphetamine captagon and organizing its smuggling into the Gulf, with Jordan a main transit route.
The aircraft in question was identified as an Antonov AN-30, which repeatedly flew back and forth over the At-Tanf garrison and its surrounding area.
BEHIND THE LINES: The latest events confirm the emergent strategic alliance between Russia and Iran.
The US Central Command has reportedly confirmed that in November of last year, Russia fired unsuccessfully at a US drone over Syrian airspace.
Over the last several years, Iran has increasingly sought to target US forces in Iraq, and now increasingly in Syria.
The death toll in US airstrikes on pro-Iran installations in eastern Syria has risen to 19 fighters, a Syrian war monitoring group said on Saturday.
ISIS continues to be a threat and the US and SDF continue to carry out raids to make sure it can’t make a comeback.
The drone was attempting to conduct reconnaissance on an US patrol base when it was shot down.
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