Post by Daniel on Nov 18, 2016 8:02:11 GMT -5
How did Hezbollah get American tanks?
What's Israel's connection to US-made armored vehicles now in the hands of Islamic terror group?
David Rosenberg, 17/11/16
How did the Islamic terrorist group Hezbollah get its hands on American-made armored vehicles?
That’s the question now being investigated by the US State Department, after photographs from a recent military parade the Syrian city of Al-Kosair put on by the Iranian-backed terror organization revealed a number of American armored fighting vehicles.
A number of M113 armored personnel carriers were spotted at the Hezbollah parade, prompting US officials to question how the terror group acquired them. Perhaps most disconcerting for State Department officials now working with the Defense Department is the lack of any clear leads on the source of the US-manufactured weapons.
Speaking to the Washington Post, a State Department official shot down suggestions the APCs had been purchased or stolen from the Lebanese army.
“The Lebanese military has publicly stated that the M113s depicted online were never part of their equipment roster..."
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www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/220460
What's Israel's connection to US-made armored vehicles now in the hands of Islamic terror group?
David Rosenberg, 17/11/16
How did the Islamic terrorist group Hezbollah get its hands on American-made armored vehicles?
That’s the question now being investigated by the US State Department, after photographs from a recent military parade the Syrian city of Al-Kosair put on by the Iranian-backed terror organization revealed a number of American armored fighting vehicles.
A number of M113 armored personnel carriers were spotted at the Hezbollah parade, prompting US officials to question how the terror group acquired them. Perhaps most disconcerting for State Department officials now working with the Defense Department is the lack of any clear leads on the source of the US-manufactured weapons.
Speaking to the Washington Post, a State Department official shot down suggestions the APCs had been purchased or stolen from the Lebanese army.
“The Lebanese military has publicly stated that the M113s depicted online were never part of their equipment roster..."
read full article
www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/220460
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