US downs drone over Syria believed launched by Iranian-backed militias

Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. The U.S. military downed a drone deemed to have hostile intent Tuesday that was headed toward a base in southeast Syria that houses 200 American troops, a senior defense official told Fox News' Jennifer Griffin. Two unmanned aerial systems were spotted entering the At Tanf Garrison Deconfliction Zone located along the Iraq and Jordan-Syria border. One of the two drones traveled deeper into the zone and was shot down after "demonstrating hostile intent," Capt.