Syrian army finds ISIS warehouses full of US-made lethal weapons

Sputnik
Wed, 15 Nov 2017 19:32 UTC

According to the Syrian military source there were a lot of US-made weapons and military equipment of Western European and Israeli production. Apart from M-16 automatic rifles there were TOW anti-tank missile systems and 155 mm US field guns.

"There were also Hummers, which were either used to transport people or were stuffed with bombs inside ready to explode. Israeli intelligence reconnaissance aircraft and a modern Israeli protective suit for conducting sapper work have also been found," the source told Sputnik Arabic.

The source also said that tech for air and ground reconnaissance, satellite communications and bags with C-4 explosives were also discovered inside these warehouses.

There were also boxes with ammunition and weapons stored in the underground shelters, while tanks and cars were covered with a camouflage net to protect against Russian and Syrian airstrikes.

The Inside Syria Media Center website quoted Syrian Brigade General Ali al-Ali as saying that the United States illegally delivered at least 1,500 trucks with weapons and military equipment to terrorists in Syria between June 5 and September 15 of this year.

Although Washington said that these weapons were intended for US allies, they always fell into the hands of terrorists, the general said.

According to the website, the Austrian Glock 19 pistol is the most popular weapon among Daesh militants. Back in 2014, terrorists posted execution videos, in which those pistols were used.

Later it was discovered that these pistols were delivered to Iraqi law enforcement bodies in 2003-2004.

According to the brigade general, the M-16 assault rifles became a symbol of crisis in Syria. The Syrian Army has repeatedly found boxes containing weapons that read "US Property." Hence statements suggesting that these were Chinese copies are probably incorrect.

Furthermore, the Syrian Army on a number of occasions found the light automatic FN FAL rifle, which is a weapon used by the NATO. This rifle is equipped with a sniper scope and is generally used in urban dwellings.

In addition, Daesh terrorists have also used Heckler & Koch's MP5 submachine gun, popular with US and European law enforcement agencies.

Comment: The American government and its intelligence and military intelligence agencies support ISIS. They have done so for many years.

Let that sink in.

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Reader Comments

gdpetti · 2017-11-15T20:29:08Z

Win-Win situation.... the more Syria and friends win the war, the more goodies they win as well. Maybe this is how the American led Axis of Evil is helping out in the region? Giving arms to the Syrian govt? maybe for later export??

Rowan Cocoan · 2017-11-15T23:02:58Z

Good point, GDP. I've got a similar idea. (Tell me if you've heard this one before...

First point, though. Syria is primarily equipped with Eastern Bloc weapons which are not compatible with NATO stuff. (That was why the CIA through its Bulgarian proxies was supplying Eastern Bloc arms and ordnance through the Azerbaijan state Airlines, so it would at least look like it was leftover evil 'Russian/Soviet' stuff.

(Also, the Middle East state long-equipped with NATO weapons, (Israel), and other countries more recently equipped with them, (e.g., Saudi Arabia) have more use for these items than does Syria due to the logistical problems it would have in resupply and maintenance.)

I say that Russia and or Syria sell the weapons to Venezuela a la the Iran Contra technique, using Israel as the go between. (Joking.) Nah, that roundabout Iran Contra approach is sooo eighties, dude, and too arch-typically AmeriKant.

But honestly, the weapons have more value on the international market to one of the West's countries which are less than happy to be controlled by the US but which have already established a relatively 'western equipment supplied army.'

And, better yet - to teach these other nations and their citizens what the truth is, each firearm in the arsenal of SA countries would be another example of how the US/West has taken to doing business. So, rather than hiding it, Syria could/should simply stamp them, 'Given by US / UK / Israel / France / NATO to the Proxy Terror Group ISIA, which those countries created and sustained in a war crime war against Syria. This weapon was built in New Hampshire, USA, and supplied through X and Y and sold to ISIS in exchange for oil stolen from Syria. It was seized by the lawful Syrian army from ISIS and sold by Sovereign Country of Syria."

R.C.

Lemuel Gulliver · 2019-06-19T12:34:15Z

Rowan Cocoan How about Syria sells (or gives) those captured weapons to Black Lives Matter, and to the Nazi Party of America? This way they can all have a Democratic Armed Insurrection against the oppressive USGOV and its enforcement agency, the IRS. A little bit of regime change, as it were.

the voice of reason · 2017-11-18T17:48:00Z

I would think that there could be little doubt that the US has been supplying weapons by the back door to these, what can we call them ? Moderate opposition. How any armed opposition can be called moderate, is a mystery to me

Another favourite method is to supply money to NGOs in order to topple Governments the US doesn't like.

The US moans about foreign involvement in it's elections but the reality is the US does this all over the world.

Most people in the West know this and just smile at the propaganda spewing from the likes of CNN and the State-Owned BBC.

Rowan Cocoan · 2019-06-19T13:04:07Z

I just noticed something. Look at the picture closely. The first full row of rifles (dark grey green with flared barrels.) Guess what? They are airguns! You pump them by cocking the barrel down, and you can see how the front bottoms of the stocks are cut out to allow this. (It looks like some of the wooden rifles are the same.)

They are a perfect way to teach people - especially kids - how to shoot.

R.C.