article_snippet: Technical malfunction': People gather around a helicopter reportedly belonging to Syrian regime forces that crashed today in Jabal al-Zawiya .
article_snippet: Syria's state news agency confirmed that a helicopter had crashed after a mechanical problem and said the authorities were looking for the crew.
article_snippet: SOHR head Rami Abdel Rahman said: ‘A regime helicopter was forced to land in the region of Jabal al-Zawiya in the north-west, which is a bastion of (Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate)
article_snippet: Pictures provided by the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights showed groups of men gathering around a damaged helicopter lying on the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights side on a rocky hilltop.
article_snippet: An amateur video posted online showed rebels inspecting the wreckage of the helicopter, which had rolled on to An amateur video posted on a rocky hill.
article_snippet: Photographs posted by activists online showed the same crash site and at least two airmen in rebel custody.
highlights_snippet: Syria's state news agency confirmed helicopter crash today and said authorities are now looking for the crew .