Tuesday, January 24, 2017

A Look At How The Islamic State Is Turning Commercial Drones Into Weapons

Three ISIS drones modified to drop 40mm rifle grenades - downed by the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service in Mosul (Mitch Utterback).

FOX News: How ISIS is turning commercial drones into weapons in the battle for Mosul

Elite Iraqi units clearing Mosul from Islamic State occupation face aerial bombardment from modified ISIS drones every day.

I just returned from two weeks on the ground inside Mosul with Iraq’s Emergency Response Division and the Counter Terrorism Service. These two units are Iraq’s best, and are taking the fight to ISIS daily.

ISIS is using snipers, suicide car bombs and drones to attack Iraqi forces.

Read more ....

Update #1: ISIS unveils a new remote-controlled drone that they film dropping a BOMB in Mosul (Daily Mail)
Update #2: ISIS arms toy drones with GRENADES to bomb Iraqi troops: RAF pilots hunt down the devices amid fears the weapons could be used against British troops (Daily Mail)
Update #3: ISIS Unveils Weaponized Drone Program in New Video (PJ Media)

WNU Editor:
These drones have cause casualties .... but their impact has been more psychological than anything else.

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