Saturday, February 15, 2020

Turkey Supplying Syrian Rebels With Anti-Aircraft Missiles?


Zero Hedge: A 2nd Syrian Helicopter Brought Down By MANPAD In Only A Few Days

Another Syrian military helicopter has been shot down by the jihadist insurgents now threatening western Aleppo amid fierce fighting in both Idlib and Aleppo provinces.

A surface-to-air missile, likely a MANPAD, was fired on the chopper by Turkish-backed militants in the countryside of the major northern Syrian city, in the second such rare helicopter downing in only a few days.

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WNU Editor: This changes the battle for the last rebel stronghold in Syria completely.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Reassuring to know that rebels in Idlib with links to AQ have access to Manpads

Anonymous said...

And Russia is supplying Turkey with the S-400's...

Anonymous said...

So Turkey launders money for Iran and plays footsie with Russia, but the Turks are on the opposite side of the Iranians and Russians in Syria. The only thing that unites them is hatred of Israel (except that Putin and Bibi have some sort of understanding). Very confusing.

Anonymous said...

Boom...
Welcome to the Middle East!

Anonymous said...

"Twenty-five countries, including the United Kingdom, the United States, Sweden and Russia produce man-portable air defense systems"

Maybe the missiles that shot down the Syrian Helicopters are Swedish? After all they sold war material to the NAZIS.

It maybe that the missiles are Stingers produced in Turkey. The Turks are suppose to keep good track of them.

Anonymous said...

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-519/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-519.htm