Bellingcat contributor Oryx concluded that Syrian opposition group Jaish al-Islam has managed to reactivate its 9K33 mobile, low-altitude, short-range air defense system.
By Sevda Babayeva (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL], via Wikimedia Commons
Operated by a single crew, the SA-8 Gecko successfully hit a Syrian Arab Air Force (SyAAF) Mi-25 on Jun. 26 this year.