How the **** have the Syrian Rebels got their hands on javelin missiles?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7KcqzL3mUM

Correct me if I am wrong, but that looks suspiciously like a javelin missile that is being used. How the **** have they got hold of them? Are the west supplying the rebels with arms now? If so, that means we (or rather the government) are participating in war crimes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U10D0-wiJ8A

Edit: Just realised it is not a Javelin missile, but my main point still stands. We still supply non lethal aid.

(edited 10 years ago)

Reply 1

FATchristopher

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No offence but where have you been? The west have given their full backing to the FSA from the beginning.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/revealed-what-the-west-has-given-syrias-rebels-8756447.html

Reply 2

MatureStudent36

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Original post by the mezzil

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7KcqzL3mUM

Correct me if I am wrong, but that looks suspiciously like a javelin missile that is being used. How the **** have they got hold of them? Are the west supplying the rebels with arms now? If so, that means we (or rather the government) are participating in war crimes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U10D0-wiJ8A

Edit: Just realised it is not a Javelin missile, but my main point still stands.

Russian or Chinese.. Javelin does top attack.

As to where they've come from. Take your pick. Supplied by a third party. Bought on the blackmarket. Stolen from the Syrians

Reply 3

the mezzil

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Original post by FATchristopher

No offence but where have you been? The west have given their full backing to the FSA from the beginning.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/revealed-what-the-west-has-given-syrias-rebels-8756447.html

I've always thought it was non-lethal aid, not weapons!

Non lethal is bad enough! The FSA are our enemy. The Syrian government are our enemy.

Reply 4

Clip

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Original post by the mezzil

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7KcqzL3mUM

Correct me if I am wrong, but that looks suspiciously like a javelin missile that is being used. How the **** have they got hold of them? Are the west supplying the rebels with arms now? If so, that means we (or rather the government) are participating in war crimes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U10D0-wiJ8A

Edit: Just realised it is not a Javelin missile, but my main point still stands.

No it doesn't. If it's not a Javelin, what has it got to do with us? Even if it were a Javelin (which it isn't), we don't make it or sell it.

It's almost certainly a Chinese missile - probably a Hongjian-8.

So can you please start on the Chinese and their war crimes now, instead?

I seriously don't understand this crazy mentality. "The west is evil for supplying something which they didn't supply".

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Reply 5

the mezzil

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Original post by MatureStudent36

Russian or Chinese.. Javelin does top attack.

As to where they've come from. Take your pick. Supplied by a third party. Bought on the blackmarket. Stolen from the Syrians

Yeah I've taken a closer look and realised my mistake.

Reply 6

Basiji

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Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Jordan and NATO. You're a bit late mate.

Reply 7

the mezzil

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Original post by Clip

No it doesn't. If it's not a Javelin, what has it got to do with us? Even if it were a Javelin (which it isn't), we don't make it or sell it.

It's almost certainly a Chinese missile - probably a Hongjian-8.

So can you please start on the Chinese and their war crimes now, instead?

We supply "non-lethal" aid, that's bad enough!

Yes, the Chinese are guilty if they are state supplying the rebels or the Syrian government.

Reply 8

Clip

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Original post by the mezzil

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7KcqzL3mUM

Correct me if I am wrong, but that looks suspiciously like a javelin missile that is being used. How the **** have they got hold of them? Are the west supplying the rebels with arms now? If so, that means we (or rather the government) are participating in war crimes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U10D0-wiJ8A

Edit: Just realised it is not a Javelin missile, but my main point still stands.

...and who made you an expert on anti-tank missiles, anyway? Did you get A* in GCSE Guided Weapons?

Reply 9

the mezzil

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Original post by Clip

...and who made you an expert on anti-tank missiles, anyway? Did you get A* in GCSE Guided Weapons?

Yes I did actually! :wink:

Reply 10

MatureStudent36

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Original post by the mezzil

We supply "non-lethal" aid, that's bad enough!

Yes, the Chinese are guilty if they are state supplying the rebels or the Syrian government.

If people have the cash, you can pretty much buy anything. However its interesting that a backer of Assad is unite happy to either directly, or indirectly sell those systems to the free Syrian army.

Reply 11

the mezzil

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Original post by MatureStudent36

If people have the cash, you can pretty much buy anything. However its interesting that a backer of Assad is unite happy to either directly, or indirectly sell those systems to the free Syrian army.

Some people are ****ed up!

Reply 12

MatureStudent36

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Original post by the mezzil

Some people are ****ed up!

Not really. Weapons are a commodity. Just like bread, steel or coal.

Theres some rather horrifying EFP stuff on you tube going in out there. They can be banged out in a garage.