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\"\"“Sourcing basic weaponry has been relatively easy for HTS: Syria has been awash with arms since 2011, when Turkey and Arab nations, with US support, flooded the country with weapons to help bolster the rebels in the civil war against the Iran-supported regime. But HTS\u2019s homegrown manufacturing, particularly of drones and missiles, has enabled it to pose new threats to a regime that lacks significant anti-drone capabilities.” See article from Financial Times<\/em> HERE.<\/a><\/p>\n

Also see: Middle East Eye,<\/em> Shaheen drones: The new rebel weapon in Syria’s skies<\/a><\/p>\n

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