Post by jeffolie on Jun 17, 2013 1:27:39 GMT -6
Saudi antiaircraft missiles to Syrian Sunni rebels
The holy religious war between Sunnis vs Shites expanded in the 'proxy' Syrian front.
Obama backs expanding the arms aid to the Sunni rebels plus the Saudis plan to bump up the firepower of the Sunni Syrian rebels.
Iran promised to send 4000 Iranian fighters to aid Shite Assad, ruler of Syria.
Sunni Egypt cut diplomatic ties to Shite Syria.
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16 June 2013
Saudi Arabia wants missiles for Syrian rebels: report
AFP - Saudi Arabia plans to supply the Syrian opposition with anti-aircraft missiles to counter President Bashar al-Assad's air force, German news weekly Der Spiegel reported Sunday.
The article, citing a classified report received by the German foreign intelligence service and the German government last week, said Riyadh was looking at sending European-made Mistral-class MANPADS, or man-portable air-defence systems.
Der Spiegel noted the shoulder-launched surface-to-air missiles can target low-flying aircraft including helicopters and had given mujahideen fighters in Afghanistan a decisive edge against Soviet troops in the 1980s.
Saudi Arabia is a key supporter of the Syrian rebels and has long advocated providing them with better weaponry.
Washington vowed last week to send military aid to rebel forces trying to unseat Assad after saying it had proof that the regime had crossed a "red line" by using chemical weapons on a small scale.
The European Union lifted an embargo on arming the Syrian opposition last month, paving the way for greater Western support for rebels in a civil war that has claimed 93,000 lives.
www.france24.com/en/20130616-saudi-arabia-wants-missiles-syrian-rebels-report
The holy religious war between Sunnis vs Shites expanded in the 'proxy' Syrian front.
Obama backs expanding the arms aid to the Sunni rebels plus the Saudis plan to bump up the firepower of the Sunni Syrian rebels.
Iran promised to send 4000 Iranian fighters to aid Shite Assad, ruler of Syria.
Sunni Egypt cut diplomatic ties to Shite Syria.
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16 June 2013
Saudi Arabia wants missiles for Syrian rebels: report
AFP - Saudi Arabia plans to supply the Syrian opposition with anti-aircraft missiles to counter President Bashar al-Assad's air force, German news weekly Der Spiegel reported Sunday.
The article, citing a classified report received by the German foreign intelligence service and the German government last week, said Riyadh was looking at sending European-made Mistral-class MANPADS, or man-portable air-defence systems.
Der Spiegel noted the shoulder-launched surface-to-air missiles can target low-flying aircraft including helicopters and had given mujahideen fighters in Afghanistan a decisive edge against Soviet troops in the 1980s.
Saudi Arabia is a key supporter of the Syrian rebels and has long advocated providing them with better weaponry.
Washington vowed last week to send military aid to rebel forces trying to unseat Assad after saying it had proof that the regime had crossed a "red line" by using chemical weapons on a small scale.
The European Union lifted an embargo on arming the Syrian opposition last month, paving the way for greater Western support for rebels in a civil war that has claimed 93,000 lives.
www.france24.com/en/20130616-saudi-arabia-wants-missiles-syrian-rebels-report