Russia: US-made Stinger Missiles (US Army endowment) in the hands of terrorists in Syria ~ Russia: Missili americani Stinger (in dotazione all’Esercito USA) nelle mani dei terroristi in Siria ~ (Eng-Ita +Video)

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Russian Chief of Staff: “Armed Groups in Syria Have US-made Missiles in endowment to the U.S. military”

MOSCOW – October 24, 2012 – Russian Chief of the General Staff, Nikolai Makarov, stressed on Wednesday that there are information confirming that the armed groups in Syria have Man-Portable Air-Defense Systems (MANPADS) from various origins including the US-made Stinger missiles.

“The armed groups in Syria have Man-Portable Air-Defense Systems of various foreign origins including those of US manufacturing,” Makarov told the journalists.

He clarified that these weapons and equipment are being transferred to the terrorist armed groups in various ways including through civil air means.

Commenting on US President Barack Obama’s instructions to provide the armed groups in Syria with a batch of portable anti-air missiles, Makarov said:
“The Americans said they have abandoned these instructions and said that they haven’t provided the Syrian opposition with any weapons. However, we’ve…

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