Drone Shootdown
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IRGC Claims 53rd US Drone Kill as UN Alleges US War Crimes in Iran and Israel Keeps Up Lebanon Strikes (Sep 17, 1855 UTC, 2155 Israel) (Evening Edition)
The IRGC claimed it shot down a 53rd US MQ-9 drone over Qeshm Island, while a UN fact-finding mission said there are grounds to believe the US committed war crimes in Iran and Tehran committed crimes against humanity. Israeli strikes continued across southern Lebanon, and Saudi Arabia reported its first civilian death this month from Houthi drone debris in Taif.