Drones, Guided Missiles: How Homegrown Military Tech Is Powering Rebel Offensive In Syria
A lightning offensive and rapid gains by Syrian rebels, have stunned Assad’s forces. As rebels gain more ground in northwestern Syria, locally made weapons are credited as a vital source for their success.
Analysts say that just five years ago rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham was a beleaguered jihadist force, fighting to survive. Now, in its stronghold of Idlib province, HTS boasts a military academy, a centralised command, rapidly deployable specialist units. Their arsenal includes artillery guns, tanks, drones and snipers; they even have a local arms manufacturing industry.
The capabilities of the revamped insurgent group have been apparent over the past week in its audacious raids across northern Syria.
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0:00 INTRODUCTION
1:35 HTS’ HOMEGROWN MILITARY TECH
3:04 SHAHEEN DRONES A GAME CHANGER FOR REBELS
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