Current Edition About Subscribe The Jerusalem Center

Daily Alert Archive

Every Daily Alert Since 2002

Search

Search more than 90,000 news items by topic, author, or source.
Use " " to search for multiple words and phrases.

Trending Topics

March 8, 2012       Share:    

Source: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4199933,00.html

Syrian-Made Drones Spy on Rebel Strongholds

(Ynet News) Ron Ben-Yishai - Unmanned aircraft reportedly operating over Syrian and Turkish territory are Syrian, Ynet has learned. Syria's Scientific Research Center manufactures drones that are identical to those produced by Iran. The Syrian army, as well as Hizbullah, also operates Iranian-made drones, including the Ababil, which can carry explosives. Rebels told foreign news agencies that they have downed a number of these drones. Some of the drones were recovered in Homs after Assad's forces forced rebels to withdraw. These drones are apparently the ones Syria is now presenting as "proof" that Israel is aiding the rebels.

View the full edition of Daily Alert

Back to Archive

Subscribe to Daily Alert: