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Syrian rebels eagerly unpack their brand new surface-to-air missiles from China
Daily Mail ^ | October 27, 2015 | John Hall

Posted on 10/27/2015 1:58:55 PM PDT by JPX2011

Syrian rebel fighters have been pictured eagerly unpacking Chinese-made surface-to-air missile launchers understood to have been smuggled into the country by African arms dealers.

Taken in a remote area north of the city of Aleppo, the photographs show fighters from the Free Syrian Army assembling FN-6 anti-aircraft missile launchers for use against soldiers loyal to the Assad regime.

The Chinese-made weapons are thought to have been provided to the Free Syrian Army by sympathisers in Qatar, who are likely to have purchased them from dealers with links to corrupt officials in the Sudanese government, before having them smuggled into Syria through Turkey.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: china; chinasyria; manpads; syria; syriarebels; syriawar
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To: JPX2011
It's comforting to realize these missiles were paid for by U.S. tax dollars to the tune of hundreds of millions, maybe billions of dollars, no?

We don't have enough money to keep our own troops in arms and ammo but we have plenty to spread around to jihadis screaming "Allahu Akbar! Allahu Akbar!!".

What is wrong with this picture?

21 posted on 10/27/2015 3:27:51 PM PDT by Gritty (If you are intolerant, a racist or bigot (against Muslims) then find another state-Gov. Dayton, D-MN)
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To: JPX2011

You could very well see Chicom vs Chicom weapons in this scenario. China is selling weapons to the Assad regime and the Iranians, and have advisers on the ground there to help Assad out. I am quite sure that the Chinese will show them how to defeat those monkey model weapons.


22 posted on 10/27/2015 5:40:52 PM PDT by Thunder90 (All posts soley represent my own opinion.)
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To: McGruff

Lest that those missiles end up in the hands of Uiguar forces or are used on the Chinese themselves once they intervene (and they will), or on their advisers there.


23 posted on 10/27/2015 5:44:56 PM PDT by Thunder90 (All posts soley represent my own opinion.)
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To: DesertRhino

Hopefully rebel Syrians will oust all those foreigners on their soil.


24 posted on 10/28/2015 4:07:25 AM PDT by lavaroise (A well regulated gun being necessary to the state, the rights of the militia shall no)
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To: JPX2011

Those are probably old Syrian stocks - I saw youtube videos from a couple of years ago with rebels using these to down a helicopter.


25 posted on 10/28/2015 8:11:34 AM PDT by Trumpinator (You are all fired!!! TRUMP! TRUMP! TRUMP! TRUMP! TRUMP!)
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