An Arms Pipeline to the Syrian Rebels
More than 160 military cargo flights for Syria’s rebels, mostly from Qatar and Saudi Arabia, have landed in Turkey and Jordan since January 2012.
Sources: Plane spotters in Cyprus and Turkey; regional air traffic control officials; Hugh Griffiths of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Arms Airlift to Syria Rebels Expands, With Aid From C.I.A.
The United States has been helping Arab governments and Turkey send arms to the rebels.
By C. J. CHIVERS and ERIC SCHMITT
Published: March 24, 2013
With help from the C.I.A., Arab governments and Turkey have sharply increased their military aid to Syria’s opposition fighters in recent months, expanding a secret airlift of arms and equipment for the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad, according to air traffic data, interviews with officials in several countries and the accounts of rebel commanders.
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”En konservativ uppskattning av nyttolasten av dessa flygningar skulle vara 3.500 ton krigsmateriel,” berättade Hugh Griffiths, vid Stockholms internationella fredsforskningsinstitut. ”Intensiteten och frekvensen av dessa flygningar, tyder på en väl planerad och samordnad hemlig militär logistisk operation”, tillade han.