Arming Syria In The Middle Of It`s Civil War

Syrian tank is seen in a neighborhood of Zabadani, near Damascus, in Syria February 15, 2012. UPI

Weapons Imports To Syria Surged Sevenfold In 10 Years, Report Says -- L.A. Times

Weapons imports to Syria surged nearly sevenfold over the last decade, according to a new report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute that tracks arms transfers around the globe.

The institute estimated that Syria imported $152 million worth of weapons between 2002 and 2006, and that that figure grew to more than $1 billion in the last five years as measured in 1990 dollars.

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