Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Report: US-Made TOW Anti-Tank Missiles Now Being Supplied To Syrian Rebels



Rebel Videos Show First U.S.-Made Rockets In Syria -- Reuters

(Reuters) - Online videos show Syrian rebels using what appear to be U.S. anti-tank rockets, weapons experts say, the first significant American-built armaments in the country's civil war.

They would signal a further internationalization of the conflict, with new rockets suspected from Russia and drones from Iran also spotted in the forces of President Bashar al-Assad.

None of that equipment, however, is seen as enough to turn the tide of battle in a now broadly stalemated war, with Assad dominant in Syria's central cities and along the Mediterranean coast and the rebels in the interior north and east.

It was not possible to independently verify the authenticity of the videos or the supplier of the BGM-71 TOW anti-tank rockets shown in the videos. Some analysts suggested they might have been provided by another state such as Saudi Arabia, a U.S. ally, probably with Washington's acquiescence.

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More News On Reports That US-Made TOW Anti-Tank Missiles Are Now Being Supplied To Syrian Rebels

Rebel videos, photos show US-made rockets in Syria -- RT
Syria rebels get US-made missiles -- Global Post/AFP
Syria rebels get US-made missiles: Source -- Zee News

WNU Editor: You can see what looks like a TOW anti-tank missile at the 0.36 second mark of the above video.

4 comments:

Unknown said...

I don't think the US would risk exposure of direct supply, if it is going on, it will be through a third party for sure. KSA is the obvious choice here..

Unknown said...

I'd keep my eye on blogger Brown Moses, has had some very good coverage on the weapons used over the last few years this civil war has run

http://brown-moses.blogspot.co.uk/?m=1

James said...

Re Brown Moses: thanks, I'll be reading.

War News Updates Editor said...

Thank you for the link on Brown Moses. As an information junkie .... more is good.