The Syrian rebels led by al-Nusra Front hit the jackpot today. South of Damascus al-Nusra led an assault back by the Free Syrian Army and seized a weapons depot from the Syrian Army. They captured anti-tank weapons, anti-aircraft and ground to ground missiles.
Syrian rebels captured an arms depot near Damascus Saturday, seizing anti-tank weapons, ground-to-ground Grad missiles, and a variety of other ammunition, said the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights quoted by AFP.
The monitoring watchdog said several groups, including the al-Qaeda-linked Jabhat al-Nusra, were behind the capture.
“Liwa al-Islam, Al-Nusra Front, Al-Tawhid battalion, the Maghaweer [rebel commando force] and the Qalamun Martyrs’ battalion… captured an ammunitions depot near the village of Qaldun in the Qalamun area” northeast of the capital, the Britain-based Observatory said.
The Syrian Army really is pathetic. How after 2 years of war you leave a huge cache of arms in vulnerable locations and not booby trapped? I hope the Syria war drags on for years.
Tags: al Nusra Front, Arab Spring, Free Syrian Army, Syrian War
