Homemade Weapons Are What Syria's Rebels Are Now Dependent On

Syrian Rebels Forced To Rely On Homemade Weapons -- France 24

Hampered by a chronic lack of weapons, Syrian rebel fighters are relying on arms fabricated in makeshift workshops, as a FRANCE 24 team discovers on the outskirts of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo.

At a makeshift workshop on the outskirts of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, teenagers are busy sorting through metal scrap while a man, sitting cross-legged in a corner, makes homemade rockets.

“The regime is supported by all the big, rich countries,” says Samir, never once taking his eyes off his delicate task. “All we have is the help of God. Western countries were supposed to send us weapons. Well, here we are. We have to build everything ourselves. Everything here is homemade – 100 percent homemade.”

With the Syrian conflict showing no signs of abating, the asymmetrical use of force and lopsided access to arms by the two sides has seen the rise of dozens of workshops making all sorts of weapons for the rebel fighters.

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My Comment: So much for promises of Western military aid.