What Is Bashar al-Asad Getting In Return For Giving Up His Chemical Weapons?

What Does Bashar al-Asad Get For Giving Up His Chemical Weapons? -- Middle East Perspectives

Part of the deal between the Russians and the Syrians that led to the Syrians admitting that they possess chemical weapons and have committed to relinquishing them is believed to be Russian agreement to reinstate the halted deliveries of two military aircraft contracts with the Syrian Air Force.

Prior to the outbreak of the civil war, the Syrians contracted for a replacement trainer aircraft for their aging fleet of 1980s-era Czech-built L-39 trainers. The L-39 was used in the initial months of the civil war by the Syrians as a light attack aircraft - it is equipped with a gun pack and hardpoints on the wings to carry bombs and rocket launchers.

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My Comment: I doubt that these aircraft can be made effective in time for the Assad regime. Many of Syria's airfields are under siege right now .... and the personnel in Syria's air force do not have the training to operate these new aircraft. It will take time, training, and resources for these aircraft to have an impact .... and time and resources is something that the Assad regime is in short supply right now.

WNU Editor: Hat Tip to regular reader Luis Ferreira for this lead.