Israeli air strike kills four Islamic State-linked gunmen on Golan
Israeli aircraft killed four Islamic State-linked gunmen on November 27 after they fired mortars and shot at troops patrolling along the occupied Golan Heights, the military said.
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Israel has often responded to errant fire from the Syrian civil war, but exchanges of fire with gunmen on the Golan have been rare since the fighting began more than five years ago.
The militants fired at the Israeli soldiers, who were on the Israeli-controlled territory, from a vehicle driving along the Syrian side of the Golan, said Israeli military spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Lerner.
The troops fired back before Israeli aircraft struck.
"The air force intervened, targeted the vehicle the gunmen were in and hit and struck the vehicle, killing what seems as four terrorists," Lerner said. He added that the militants were from the Islamic State-affiliated Yarmouk Martyrs Brigades.
