U.S.-Made Missiles Found in Terrorist Hideouts in Syria
DAMACUS (Dispatches) – Syrian government forces have discovered considerable amounts of munitions, as well as U.S.-built anti-tank missiles at weapons depots of terrorist groups in the country’s southwestern province of Dara’a.
Syrian army troopers launched a clean-up operation near Nasib village, which lies about 12 kilometers southeast of the provincial capital city ??of Dara’a, on Tuesday and uncovered huge caches of ammunition and explosives, Syria’s official news agency SANA reported.
The report added that the weapons included 14.5mm heavy machine guns, mortars, tank shells, American BGM-71 TOW anti-tank missiles, rocket-propelled grenades, improvised explosive devices, detonators, automatic assault rifles as well as infantry combat vehicles.
On December 6, Syrian government forces discovered weapons made by the Zionist regime as well as a considerable amount of Israeli- and U.S.-made medicine and medical supplies from two positions of foreign-sponsored terrorists in the country's southwestern provinces of Rif Dimashq and Quneitra.
Local sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, told SANA that Syrian army troopers launched large-scale operations in the two provinces as they were combing the area for hidden ordinance and improvised explosive devices, which terrorists had planted there.
The sources added that the munitions included Israeli- and U.S.-built anti-tank guided missiles, 23mm anti-aircraft twin-barreled autocannons, 14mm-caliber heavy machine guns, telecommunication devices as well as medicine, medical equipment and food.
The development comes days after a senior Syrian official said the U.S. and France are carrying out illegal excavations in ancient sites in northern Syria with the help of Kurdish militants.
Much of the digging work is conducted on the Um al-Sarj mountain near Manbij, head of Syria's Directorate-General for Museums and Antiquities Mahmoud Hammoud told SANA news agency Sunday.
Manbij is controlled by Kurdish militants who are heavily armed and supported by U.S. and French troops illegally deployed to northern Syria.
According to SANA, the Um al-Sarj mountain in the northern countryside of Aleppo is rich in artifacts. U.S. troops and their allies, it said, are carrying out similar excavations in the ancient souk of Manbij.
"The excavations, looting and robbery are also taking place in the archaeological tombs in the eastern side of Manbij," he said.
Hammoud said the diggings are a criminal act and a violation of the Syrian sovereignty. His department, he said, is contacting international organizations to condemn the looting of Syria's cultural heritage.
"We hope that the Syrian army would return peace and security to all those areas soon because it's the only force capable of protecting our heritage," the official said.
Syria has been gripped by foreign-backed militancy since March 2011. The Syrian government says the Zionist regime and its Western and regional allies are aiding terrorist groups wreaking havoc in the country.
This picture taken on December 11, 2018, shows weapons seized by Syrian government forces during a military operation against terrorists in the village of Nasib.
Syrian army troopers launched a clean-up operation near Nasib village, which lies about 12 kilometers southeast of the provincial capital city ??of Dara’a, on Tuesday and uncovered huge caches of ammunition and explosives, Syria’s official news agency SANA reported.
The report added that the weapons included 14.5mm heavy machine guns, mortars, tank shells, American BGM-71 TOW anti-tank missiles, rocket-propelled grenades, improvised explosive devices, detonators, automatic assault rifles as well as infantry combat vehicles.
On December 6, Syrian government forces discovered weapons made by the Zionist regime as well as a considerable amount of Israeli- and U.S.-made medicine and medical supplies from two positions of foreign-sponsored terrorists in the country's southwestern provinces of Rif Dimashq and Quneitra.
Local sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, told SANA that Syrian army troopers launched large-scale operations in the two provinces as they were combing the area for hidden ordinance and improvised explosive devices, which terrorists had planted there.
The sources added that the munitions included Israeli- and U.S.-built anti-tank guided missiles, 23mm anti-aircraft twin-barreled autocannons, 14mm-caliber heavy machine guns, telecommunication devices as well as medicine, medical equipment and food.
The development comes days after a senior Syrian official said the U.S. and France are carrying out illegal excavations in ancient sites in northern Syria with the help of Kurdish militants.
Much of the digging work is conducted on the Um al-Sarj mountain near Manbij, head of Syria's Directorate-General for Museums and Antiquities Mahmoud Hammoud told SANA news agency Sunday.
Manbij is controlled by Kurdish militants who are heavily armed and supported by U.S. and French troops illegally deployed to northern Syria.
According to SANA, the Um al-Sarj mountain in the northern countryside of Aleppo is rich in artifacts. U.S. troops and their allies, it said, are carrying out similar excavations in the ancient souk of Manbij.
"The excavations, looting and robbery are also taking place in the archaeological tombs in the eastern side of Manbij," he said.
Hammoud said the diggings are a criminal act and a violation of the Syrian sovereignty. His department, he said, is contacting international organizations to condemn the looting of Syria's cultural heritage.
"We hope that the Syrian army would return peace and security to all those areas soon because it's the only force capable of protecting our heritage," the official said.
Syria has been gripped by foreign-backed militancy since March 2011. The Syrian government says the Zionist regime and its Western and regional allies are aiding terrorist groups wreaking havoc in the country.
This picture taken on December 11, 2018, shows weapons seized by Syrian government forces during a military operation against terrorists in the village of Nasib.