An Arms Pipeline to the Syrian Rebels
En bild ifrån New York times som illustrerar hur många vapenleveranser gått till rebellerna
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/03/25/world/middleeast/an-arms-pipeline-to-the-syrian-rebels.html?ref=middleeast&_r=0
Ifrån den relaterade artikeln.
Citat:
“A conservative estimate of the payload of these flights would be 3,500 tons of military equipment,” said Hugh Griffiths, of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, who monitors illicit arms transfers.
Det är inte så konstigt att man ser rebeller med splitternya vapen
Ett argument att inte beväpna rebeller med tyngre vapen.
Citat:
Two other commanders, Hassan Aboud of Soquor al-Sham and Abu Ayman of Ahrar al-Sham, another Islamist group, said that whoever was vetting which groups receive the weapons was doing an inadequate job.
“There are fake Free Syrian Army brigades claiming to be revolutionaries, and when they get the weapons they sell them in trade,” Mr. Aboud said.
Om det stämmer så börjar de likna när amerikanerna försedde mujahideen med vapen i Afghanistan, Undermålig kontroll av de som fick vapnen.
