Editing MIM-104 Patriot (section)

====Syrian civil war (2014–)====
In Israeli service in the Syrian civil war, Patriot has primarily been active in drone and air defense, rather than a missile defense capacity. In August 2014, a Syrian unmanned aerial vehicle was shot down by an Israeli Air Defense Command MIM-104D Patriot missile near [[Quneitra]], after it had penetrated the airspace over the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights.<ref name="ynetnews.com">{{cite news|url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4574214,00.html |title=IDF: Syrian fighter jet shot down over Golan|first=Ahiya|last=Raved|website=[[Ynetnews]] |date= September 23, 2014 |access-date= September 27, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140924065942/http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4574214,00.html |archive-date=September 24, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> In September 2014, a [[Syrian Air Force]] [[Sukhoi Su-24]] was shot down in similar circumstances.<ref name="ynetnews.com" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/israeli-patriot-downs-syrian-su-24-404050/ |title=Israeli Patriot downs Syrian Su-24|first=Arie|last=Egozi|website=FlightGlobal|date=September 23, 2014 |access-date=September 27, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530152010/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/israeli-patriot-downs-syrian-su-24-404050/ |archive-date=May 30, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Since 2014, Israeli Patriots have missed several Syrian drones, including two misses in July 2016<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.vesti.ru/doc.html?id=2784979 |title= "Патриот" не смог сбить российский беспилотник, случайно залетевший в Израиль |trans-title="Patriot" failed to bring down Russian drones, who accidentally flew into Israel|date=August 7, 2016 |website=[[Russia-24]] |access-date= January 5, 2018 |language= ru |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106064830/http://www.vesti.ru/doc.html?id=2784979 |archive-date=January 6, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> and another in June 2018;<ref>{{cite news |title=IDF fires Patriot missile toward UAV approaching Israel's Golan Heights |url=https://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/IDF-fires-Patriot-missile-toward-UAV-approaching-Israels-Golan-Heights-560726 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180626190713/https://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/IDF-fires-Patriot-missile-toward-UAV-approaching-Israels-Golan-Heights-560726 |archive-date=June 26, 2018 |access-date=June 26, 2018 |work=The Jerusalem Post}}</ref> as well as several successful shootdowns against Syrian drones in April 2017<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/1.786119 |title=Israel Shoots Down Syrian Drone Over Golan Heights|first=Gili|last=Cohen|date=April 27, 2017|newspaper=[[Haaretz]]|access-date= January 5, 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171225233043/https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/1.786119 |archive-date=December 25, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> July 11 and July 13, 2018,<ref>{{cite news |title=IDF intercepts Syrian drone that penetrated 10 kilometers into Israel |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-patriot-missile-fired-toward-incoming-drone-from-syria/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180711154906/https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-patriot-missile-fired-toward-incoming-drone-from-syria/ |archive-date=July 11, 2018 |access-date=July 11, 2018 |work=The Times of Israel}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Israel fires Patriot missile against drone on Syrian border |url=https://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Patriot-missile-fired-against-drone-on-Syrian-border-562445 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714021957/https://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Patriot-missile-fired-against-drone-on-Syrian-border-562445 |archive-date=July 14, 2018 |access-date=July 13, 2018 |work=The Jerusalem Post}}</ref> as well as against a Hezbollah intelligence drone attempting to infiltrate Israel in September 2017 through the [[Golan Heights|Golan]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-5018768,00.html |title=IDF fires Patriot to intercept Hezbollah drone in Golan Heights|date=September 19, 2017|website=Ynetnews|access-date= January 5, 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180224213007/https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-5018768,00.html |archive-date=February 24, 2018|url-status=live|last1=Zitun|first1=Yoav|last2=Raved|first2=Ahiya}}</ref> On July 24, 2018, an Israeli Patriot missile shot down a Syrian [[Sukhoi Su-22]] fighter which had crossed into Israeli airspace.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-5315821,00.html |title=IDF shoots down Syrian fighter jet with Patriot missiles|date=July 24, 2018|work=Ynetnews|access-date=July 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180724133249/https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-5315821,00.html |archive-date=July 24, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>