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2013-07-07 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Syrian opposition chooses Saudi-backed leader
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Posted by Fred 2013-07-07 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ]  Top
 File under: Govt of Syria 

#1 This article from Rooters reports on a 34-year-old who from his home in the English town of Leicester, trawls through hundreds of online videos a day from Syria's civil war to put together a picture of the weapons that the rebels are getting.

In recent months, he has noticed that the rebels have been getting much more sophisticated Chinese, Croatian and other foreign equipment, notably the anti-tank and anti-aircraft weaponry they have long sought.

Some appear deliberately intended to showcase new weaponry, particularly the latest types to arrive such as the shoulder mounted HJ-8 Chinese-made wire guided missile.

The Chinese-made FN-6 MANPAD also appears to have helped the rebels raise their game, with one video apparently showing one bringing down a Russian-built helicopter gunship.

Judging by the videos, he said much of the Chinese-made weaponry appeared to be going direct to Islamist groups.

The Croatian-manufactured Soviet-style weaponry thought to be supplied by Saudi Arabia, in contrast, appeared to be going almost exclusively to the Western-backed Free Syrian Army.

They included RAK 12 multiple rocket launchers, RBG-6, M79 and M60 anti-tank weapons and the RPG-22, capable of going through more than a meter of reinforced concrete.
Posted by Squinty 2013-07-07 12:22||   2013-07-07 12:22|| Front Page Top

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