Syrian rebels get first SAMs to counter Assad air strikes
Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — Turkey has begun supplying surface-to-air missiles to Sunni rebels in Syria. Diplomatic sources said Sunni rebels have received their first Russian-origin SAM systems to stop Syrian Air Force strikes in the north. They identified the systems were man-portable, shoulder-fired SA-7s that stemmed from Libya. “The weapons were financed by Qatar […]