The Big Weapons that the U.S. May Be Secretly Supplying to the Syrian Rebels - The Daily Beast

The Big Weapons that the U.S. May Be Secretly Supplying to the Syrian Rebels - The Daily Beast: The Big Weapons that the U.S. May Be Secretly Supplying to the Syrian Rebels
New evidence suggests the U.S. may be secretly giving heavy weapons to Syrian rebels to turn the tide of the war. Here’s what those weapons can do and how much difference they’ll make.

After years of grinding civil war, the Syrian battlefield has seen a wide array of weapons employed by the rebel factions fighting Assad. From antiquated World War II rifles to homemade mortars, the rebels have used everything at their disposal, but recently the appearance of American anti-tank weapons in the northern town of Heesh has many wondering if the United States is finally about to supply the rebels with the heavy weapons, including shoulder-fired MANPADs, needed to counter Assad’s mechanized and airborne forces.

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