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Originally posted by GezinhoKiko
reply to post by aarys
been shot down?
why put that in the thread title?
thats just misleading
anything could of happened that brought the chopper down
'Rebels claim to have shot it down' - of course they wouldedit on 27-8-2012 by GezinhoKiko because: (no reason given)
Could this be one of those stingers
The video footage shows the helicopter ablaze after it was hit by a projectile during a burst of gunfire.
Originally posted by OmegaLogos
reply to post by Daz3d-n-Confus3d
Syrian Rebels Get Missiles Fears Rise That Portable Antiaircraft Weapons Could Wind Up With Terrorists
ANTAKYA, Turkey—Some Syrian rebel factions have obtained advanced portable antiaircraft weapons, according to rebels and regional officials, a development that could alter the Syrian war's trajectory and fan U.S. concerns that such weapons could end up in the hands of anti-Western Islamist militias. Video footage uploaded to the Internet earlier this week appears to show rebels in Aleppo using weapons that military experts and rebels say are heat-seeking, shoulder-fired missiles, the first documented instance in the conflict. Versions of the weapons—also known as man-portable air defense systems, or Manpads—have been smuggled into the country over the past two months through ...
Originally posted by GezinhoKiko
been shot down?
why put that in the thread title?
thats just misleading
anything could of happened that brought the chopper down
'Rebels claim to have shot it down' - of course they would