Infowars.com
April 7, 2014
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Photo: U.S. Army |
The
anti-tank, optically-tracked, wire-guided BGM-71 TOW is capable of
penetrating the 50mm thickness of Syrian tank armor and Syrian
fortifications from a distance of four kilometers.
The Israeli intelligence asset DEBKAfile
reported earlier today the United States is now delivering its
sophisticated BGM-71 TOW anti-tank weapon to “moderate” mercenary forces
in Syria.
“Armed with this weapon now are Brig-Gen.
Abdul-Hila al Bashir, the new commander of the rebel Free Syrian Army,
which is headquartered at the Golan town of Quneitra, and Jamal Maarouf,
head of the rebel Syrian Revolutionary Front fighting in the north,”
DEBKAfile reports.
Jamal Maarouf is not a “moderate,” as DEBKAfile claims. As we reported
last week, he is aligned with al-Nusra, the al-Qaeda affiliate.
Although the leader of al-Nusra, Abu Mohammad al-Jawlani, denies this
affiliation, in November of last year members of the United Nations designated terror group in Syria began circulating materials using the name Tanzim Qa’edat Al-Jihad fi Bilad Al-Sham or Al-Qaeda in Syria.
Maarouf has admitted he takes orders from
the United States and transfers weapons ostensibly delivered to the
Syrian Revolutionary Front to al-Nusra. Considering this admission, it
is fair to assume the anti-tank weapons will be used by al-Nusra under
the banner of al-Qaeda.