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.
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An ancient saying: 'A man who is defeated with his own weapons is doubly defeated'.
This will give Syrian tankers something to really talk about.
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