An Arabic-speaking man trails behind rebels carrying what appears to be telescopic sights, a long barrel attached with a turret, and what inevitably must be missiles.It's a gritty sequence, as the bouncing footsteps follow the rebels to a position where they begin assembling their war machine. A quick shot pans to a far-off target in a field that looks to be an artillery battery, then back to what appears to be a fully assembled Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) launcher.
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Finally the target is destroyed in a dusty explosion. "Allahu Akhbar!"What you just saw was likely the result of a geopolitical game the American government is playing in the Middle East: arming specific Syrian rebels with weapons tech against a mixed bag of enemies in ISIS and Assad forces.
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