The Manbij Military Council, affiliated with the Syrian Democratic Forces, announced on Thursday that it had shot down a Turkish occupation drone in the Manbij countryside.

The council said in a statement that its fighters had succeeded in shooting down the plane while it was flying over the village of Arab Hassan in the Manbij countryside. 

Manbij and its countryside have recently witnessed an escalation in the downing of Turkish occupation drones, while continuing to confront infiltration attempts carried out by pro-Turkish factions in the region.