BEIRUT (REUTERS) - The Syrian army said on Tuesday (Sept 13) it had shot down an Israeli warplane and a drone in Syria after an Israeli attack on one of its army positions in the country's south, state media reported.

Sana news agency said the warplane had attacked a Syrian army position at 1am on Tuesday in the southern Quneitra countryside. It and a drone were then shot down.

The Israeli military was not immediately able to comment.