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SYRIAN REBELS REPORTEDLY GET FIRST HEAVY WEAPONS
June 20, 2013 - 13:53 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - The first new heavy weapons have arrived on Syria's
front lines following President Barack Obama's decision to put Western
military might behind the official opposition, rebels have told The
Daily Telegraph.
Rebel sources said Russian-made Konkurs anti-tank missiles had been
supplied by America's key Gulf ally, Saudi Arabia. They have already
been used to destructive effect and may have held up a promised
assault on Aleppo.
A handful of the missiles were already in use and in high demand
after opposition forces looted them from captured bases, The Daily
Telegraph says.
More have now arrived, confirming reports that the White House has
lifted an unofficial embargo on its Gulf allies sending heavy weapons
to the rebels.
Last week, the White House stated it would send military support to
Syria's opposition after concluding that President Bashar al-Assad's
forces had used chemical agents against them.
Unlike rocket-propelled grenades, the Konkurs - Contest in English -
can penetrate the Assad's most advanced tanks, Russian-made T72s.
"We now have supplies from Saudi Arabia," a rebel source said. "We have
been told more weapons are on their way, even higher-end missiles."
At the G8 this week Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, condemned
the West's attempts to send arms to the opposition, even though he
did not rule out fulfilling existing arms contracts with the regime.
Meanwhile, on Syria's front lines, rebels are already using Russian
missiles to destroy the regime's Russian tanks.
June 20, 2013 - 13:53 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - The first new heavy weapons have arrived on Syria's
front lines following President Barack Obama's decision to put Western
military might behind the official opposition, rebels have told The
Daily Telegraph.
Rebel sources said Russian-made Konkurs anti-tank missiles had been
supplied by America's key Gulf ally, Saudi Arabia. They have already
been used to destructive effect and may have held up a promised
assault on Aleppo.
A handful of the missiles were already in use and in high demand
after opposition forces looted them from captured bases, The Daily
Telegraph says.
More have now arrived, confirming reports that the White House has
lifted an unofficial embargo on its Gulf allies sending heavy weapons
to the rebels.
Last week, the White House stated it would send military support to
Syria's opposition after concluding that President Bashar al-Assad's
forces had used chemical agents against them.
Unlike rocket-propelled grenades, the Konkurs - Contest in English -
can penetrate the Assad's most advanced tanks, Russian-made T72s.
"We now have supplies from Saudi Arabia," a rebel source said. "We have
been told more weapons are on their way, even higher-end missiles."
At the G8 this week Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, condemned
the West's attempts to send arms to the opposition, even though he
did not rule out fulfilling existing arms contracts with the regime.
Meanwhile, on Syria's front lines, rebels are already using Russian
missiles to destroy the regime's Russian tanks.