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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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Getty pics at source.
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posted on
10/27/2015 1:58:55 PM PDT
by
JPX2011
To: JPX2011
ChiCom missiles taking down Russian aircraft.
Oh, yeah. This is gonna end well.
To: KC_Lion; GeronL; Norm Lenhart; TigersEye
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posted on
10/27/2015 2:02:33 PM PDT
by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: Buckeye McFrog
My thoughts precisely.
How far are they from Har Megiddo again?
To: JPX2011
Hopefully Russian aircraft pound these guys and the people who provided them.
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posted on
10/27/2015 2:04:07 PM PDT
by
DesertRhino
("I want those feeble minded asses overthrown,,,")
To: JPX2011
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.
More likely launched against anything in the air with Assad's pilots being the fewest and least likely targets.
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posted on
10/27/2015 2:04:13 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.)
To: JPX2011
And how will these jihadis decide if the jet is a friendly US F-16? Or a hostile Sukhoi?
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posted on
10/27/2015 2:07:47 PM PDT
by
DesertRhino
("I want those feeble minded asses overthrown,,,")
To: JPX2011
More gifts from Ambassador Stevens’ on behalf of 0dunga arrived a little late, I see.
To: JPX2011
Russkies will just drop from 15k.
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posted on
10/27/2015 2:17:42 PM PDT
by
xone
To: JPX2011
Russkies will just drop from 15k.
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posted on
10/27/2015 2:17:56 PM PDT
by
xone
To: Army Air Corps
and how did they afford these, or did we the tax payer pay for this again?
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posted on
10/27/2015 2:18:57 PM PDT
by
manc
(Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
To: DesertRhino
They’ll learn from the youtube video of the Russians in Ukraine shooting down the Dutch airliner.
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posted on
10/27/2015 2:19:04 PM PDT
by
meatloaf
To: DesertRhino
want to bet we paid for these missiles, you know the ones where Hillary was asked and she said no.
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posted on
10/27/2015 2:20:13 PM PDT
by
manc
(Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
To: JPX2011
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posted on
10/27/2015 2:23:51 PM PDT
by
bunkerhill7
((("The Second Amendment has no limits on firepower"-NY State Senator Kathleen A. Marchione."))))))
To: CivilWarBrewing
These are the Benghazi missiles Sid Blumenthal was brokering in the CIA annex warehouse. That is until they were stolen from the same.
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posted on
10/27/2015 2:39:40 PM PDT
by
blackdog
(There is no such thing as healing, only a balance between destructive and constructive forces.)
To: JPX2011
Those Gulf states need some color revolutions. Given their essential effeminacy, chartreuse, cerise, and aubergine would be good names.
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posted on
10/27/2015 2:44:06 PM PDT
by
Psalm 144
(NATO and ISIS sittin' in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G)
To: JPX2011
The Chinese-made weapons are thought to have been provided to the Free Syrian Army by sympathisers in Qatar,If they shoot down any Russian aircraft I'll bet Putin remembers that.
Also they look alot like stingers with limited range.
Specially designed to engage low flying targets, the FN-6 is considered China's most sophisticated surface to air missile launcher to date.
Using digital infrared technology, the FN-6 has a range of 3.7 miles and can lock on to and take out aircraft flying at an altitude of up to 2.1 miles
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posted on
10/27/2015 2:47:39 PM PDT
by
McGruff
(Trump-Cruz 2016. Make America Great Again.)
To: Black Agnes
How far are they from Har Megiddo again? Miles, Kilometers?
Or MONTHS?
To: BwanaNdege
To: meatloaf
Lol...is that you Lindsey?
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posted on
10/27/2015 3:14:16 PM PDT
by
mac_truck
(aide toi et dieu t'aidera)
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