Sounds like excellent news.
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From bad to worse.
BEIRUT (AP) — A shadowy jihadi group believed to be linked to al-Qaida fought alongside rebels who seized a government missile defense base in Syria on Friday, activists said, heightening fears that extremists are taking advantage of the chaos to acquire advanced weapons.
Videos posted online Friday said to have been shot inside the base said the extremist group, Jabhat al-Nusra, participated in the overnight battle for the air defense base near the village of al-Taaneh, east of Aleppo in northern Syria. The videos show dozens of fighters inside the base near a radar tower, along with rows of large missiles, some on the backs of trucks.
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Good News: Syrian Jihadist Group Linked To Al-Qaeda Seizes Government Missile Base – Update: Jihadi Video Taken After Raid… | Weasel Zippers
Update: Here’s video taken by the jihadists themselves. They now posses some serious firepower.
2012-10-12 Syrian air defense base overrun by opposition near Aleppo, Syria - YouTube
via Zip:
From bad to worse.
BEIRUT (AP) — A shadowy jihadi group believed to be linked to al-Qaida fought alongside rebels who seized a government missile defense base in Syria on Friday, activists said, heightening fears that extremists are taking advantage of the chaos to acquire advanced weapons.
Videos posted online Friday said to have been shot inside the base said the extremist group, Jabhat al-Nusra, participated in the overnight battle for the air defense base near the village of al-Taaneh, east of Aleppo in northern Syria. The videos show dozens of fighters inside the base near a radar tower, along with rows of large missiles, some on the backs of trucks.
more
Good News: Syrian Jihadist Group Linked To Al-Qaeda Seizes Government Missile Base – Update: Jihadi Video Taken After Raid… | Weasel Zippers
Update: Here’s video taken by the jihadists themselves. They now posses some serious firepower.
2012-10-12 Syrian air defense base overrun by opposition near Aleppo, Syria - YouTube
