Rebels claim Syrian air defense base near Damascus
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[quote]NICOSIA — Sunni rebels said they captured a Syrian Air Force base outside Damascus.
Rebel sources reported the seizure of a Syrian air defense base earlier this month. In a video statement, the rebels said the air defense base outside Damascus, captured on Oct. 4, contained surface-to-air missiles.
The video, released on Oct. 5, showed rebels in fatigues posing in front of the air defense base in Eastern Ghouta. The rebels said the attack on the Syrian base was executed by a battalion from the Damascus-area town east of Duma.
This marked the first time that rebels reported the capture of a Syrian military base in the Damascus area. In September, rebels claimed the seizure of Air Force and other facilities in the north near the Turkish border.
The seizure took place amid heavy fighting around the Syrian capital as well as Aleppo and Homs. The sources said forces loyal to President Bashar Assad were attacking Qudsaya, which contained a Republican Guard base.
On Oct. 6, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said rebels attacked two Syrian Army positions near Turkey and took over a facility in Khirbet Jouz. Observatory said 36 soldiers were killed or injured while three rebels were slain in a mortar battle.
The Assad regime has ordered a multi-front offensive against the rebels. The offensive was said to have included Russian-origin fighter-jets and attack helicopters in attacks near the Lebanese border.
“The most dangerous parts of the conspiracy have been passed and the killing is on its way to decline,” Syrian Defense Minister Fahd Jassem Al Freij said.[/quote]
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The question is can they use it properly, and how long until a shell or bomb hits it.
add it to the collection
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pic related, its captured radar from an airbase.
Yeah.... I'm betting ragtag rebels aren't going to be able to operate a radar and missile setup like that without some serious training.
[QUOTE=Chernarus;37954879]Yeah.... I'm betting ragtag rebels aren't going to be able to operate a radar and missile setup like that without some serious training.[/QUOTE]
And the rebels might by some small chance consists of defected soldiers (Training included)?
[QUOTE=Radley;37955675]And the rebels might by some small chance consists of defected soldiers (Training included)?[/QUOTE]
You can hope, but then you have to factor in logistics and coordination. I'm betting they don't keep track of expertise.
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