Wednesday, July 25, 2012

An Inside Look Into The World Of A Syrian Smuggler



Syria: Smugglers With A Cause -- Al Jazeera

We follow the Syrian exiles risking their lives to smuggle essential supplies to those fighting the regime.

Syria's opposition activists and the Free Syrian Army are hugely under-equipped and rely on meagre supplies trickling over the borders from Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey.

A network of Syrian activists on both sides of the Syria-Turkey border organise the smuggling of vital supplies into the country to support the resistance, as well as getting refugees out.

Volunteers take huge risks smuggling in items ranging from walkie-talkies to blood bags for transfusions. Many are injured, some are killed in the process.

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My Comment: These smugglers may not shoot a rifle .... but their role in sustaining the Syrian rebel army is critical .... and just as dangerous.

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