Al-Qaeda Faction In Syria Claims To Have U.S.-Supplied Anti-Tank Weapon -- Washington Post
As extremist rebels in Syria lay claim to fresh weapons, a new video circulating online purports to show an al-Qaeda-linked group fielding U.S.-supplied anti-tank weapons that may have been intended for more moderate factions in the conflict.
In early November, the al-Qaeda-linked Jabhat al-Nusra ousted two U.S.-supplied moderate factions, Harak Hazam and the Syrian Revolutionary Front, from their strongholds in northern Idlib province. Although al-Nusra was thought to have seized significant caches of equipment during the fighting, the exact nature of those arms has been unclear.
On Monday, however, a Twitter account associated with Jabhat al-Nusra posted a photo of a TOW anti-tank guided missile system, a formidable weapon used against armored targets.
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My Comment: Just one TOW anti-tank missile in the hands of Al Qaeda will not change the course of the war, but one has to wonder what other U.S. weapons have fallen into their hands.
An ancient saying: 'A man who is defeated with his own weapons is doubly defeated'.
ReplyDeleteThis will give Syrian tankers something to really talk about.
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