Watch Syrian Rebels Make Rockets Out of Assad’s Cluster Bombs -- Danger Room
When Bashar Assad attacks his own people with cluster munitions, enterprising Syrian rebels don’t just run for cover. They harvest unexploded cluster bombs for parts they can use in homemade rockets to turn back on regime forces. Do not try this at home.
In the video above, shot by the Syrian rebel al-Farouq Battalions and passed along by Danger Room pal Matt Fanning, the fuses from cluster bombs get recycled in makeshift weapons foundries for use inside Qassam-style short-range rockets. Taking a page from Hamas in Gaza, the Syrian rebels are now manufacturing their own rockets — much as they have other weaponry — even though gulf Arab states keep a weapons pipeline flowing.
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My Comment: When there is a will .... there is a way. By releasing this video the rebels are sending the message that they are prepared to do anything and everything that is possible in order to win. If this video is any indication .... they are being successful.
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