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The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights claimed on Saturday that the terrorist groups in the Southern province of Dara'a have received a large number of man-portable air-defense systems (MANPAD) that have been paid for by their regional Arab backers.

"The terrorist groups in Northern Dara'a have received hundreds of 9K32 Strela-2, also known as SA-7 Grail," the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

"The regional Arab countries have spent a large amount of money to purchase 9K32 Strela-2, that is called Cobra by the militants, from East European countries," it added.


Comment: SOHR is a one-man operation based in London who shills for western interests. In any case, Western arms dealers are celebrating.


"The terrorist groups in Dael in Northern Dara'a have used Cobra to target Syrian military aircraft," the report pointed out.

9K32 Strela-2 is used to target low-attitude flying planes.

"In the meantime, thousand[s] of US-made TWO missiles and Gard have been delivered to the terrorists groups across Syria," the SOHR confirmed.

A commander of Fatah al-Sham Front (the newly-formed al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorist group previously known as the al-Nusra Front) disclosed in September that the United States provided the group with TOW anti-tank missiles, which they used against Syrian army and other targets in the war-hit country.

According the Fatah al-Sham Front field commander, nom de guerre Abu Al Ezz, Turkey, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Israel and the United States also provided the militant group with military advisers and experts in usage of satellites and rockets, reconnaissance and thermographic cameras.

"The United States supports the Syrian militant group, but not directly. They (Americans) support the countries, which support us. However, we are still not satisfied with this support. They should support us with sophisticated weapons," the militant commander demanded.

He also claimed that that militants were winning some battles thanks to TOW missiles and revealed that they had received tanks from Libya via Turkey.

Al Ezz said in an interview with Kolner Stadt-Anzeiger newspaper that the Syrian army surpasses them only with the combat aircraft, missiles and missile launchers, claiming that they took control over some areas thanks to US TOW missiles, delivered to them directly.

Earlier this month, Humeimim Reconciliation Center said in a statement that a Russian helicopter delivering humanitarian aid to Hama province was attacked by the ISIL militants with a MANPAD.

Russian transport Mil Mi-8 helicopter on route to deliver humanitarian aid in Hama province got under fire of the ISIL MANPAD, the Russian Center for Syrian reconciliation at the Humeimim airbase said.

"Due to the high altitude, early launch detection and crew skill in maneuvering, the missile was dodged. Nobody on board of the helicopter was injured," the statement read.

The ISIL militants reportedly received two MANPADS from unknown parties across the border in Iraq on October 6 to ensure air defense of militants fighting the government forces trying to take under control the road from Hama to Aleppo.