Lebanon, Iraq, Turkey supply arms to the troops of Syrian opposition
MOSCOW: Armed groups of Syria’s opposition from the rebel force known as the Free Syrian Army get more and more weapons from abroad, a source in Russia’s secret services told Itar-Tass on Friday.
“Huge batches of small arms and munitions for the Free Syrian Army’s troops are supplied from Lebanon, Iraq and Turkey, but unofficially, not through these countries’ governments,” the source said. “The supply list includes submachine guns, machine guns, sniper rifles and antitank grenade launchers.”
Russian military expert Lieutenant General Leonid Sazhin told Itar-Tass that “the scenario that has already been developed and administered by the United States and their NATO allies, mainly by France, Britain and Turkey, as well as the monarchical regimes from the Gulf Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, in particular Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, is being implemented in Syria.”
“This scenario was developed taking into account recent events in Libya, Egypt and other countries of the region with only one reservation – the lack of a UN Security Council resolution needed for the West. In fact, we see an unannounced military interference of some NATO member-states and countries of the region into Syria’s domestic affairs, who side with one of the conflicting parties – the armed opposition,” he said.
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