ISIS, a terrorist outfit in Syria and Northern Iraq is now improvising weaponry in the battlefield to battle the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) with Drone bombers. ISIS are now using commercially available drones and outfitting them with explosives so that they can drop bombs the old fashion way. 

ISIS is installing grenade-sized incendiary explosives that could remotely drop and even detonate bombs on suicide missions. Their main target has been the Iraqi forces in the frontline as these drones do not have a high range because they are battery operated. 

#ISIS drone modified to drop small explosives like rifle grenades.

A photo posted by Mitch Utterback (@mitchell.utterback) on Jan 7, 2017 at 11:55pm PST

ISIS has been using drone bombers for a while now and they now appear on the skyline of Mosul almost every day. Initially, these drones were used for scouting missions, however, the new modifications have made the drone even more deadly than ever before. 

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Three ISIS drones - all modified to drop small explosives - downed by ICTS in Mosul. Called "tieyara." Guys are constantly scanning for these flying robot snipers. #SKYNET is self-aware here. #warofthemachines

A photo posted by Mitch Utterback (@mitchell.utterback) on Jan 12, 2017 at 8:53pm PST

ISIS has brought warfare into the 21st century which makes this thought disconcerting as the terror group is currently at its weakest. If these drones are being used as bombers, there is a high possibility that they will also be used to deliver chemical weapon payloads. 

However, these drones can be battled easily since these they aren’t the cutting edge of tech but rather more commercially available, they can be taken down easily since their GPS tracking system and radio signals can be jammed. This can be done thanks to a new device called ‘Battelle DroneDefender’ that looks something like this: 

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