Muhajireen Army fires on Syrian helicopter with surface-to-air missile:
"The Muhajireen Army, a group of jihadists closely tied to al Qaeda's affiliate in Syria,
the Al Nusrah Front, claimed it shot down a Syrian Army helicopter in Aleppo using
what appears to be an SAM-7 surface-to-air missile."
See:
http://www.longwarjournal.org/threat...s_on_syria.php
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US, Britain list 10 chemical attacks in Syria: envoy:
"The United States and Britain have provided United Nations experts with details of 10
suspected chemical weapons attacks by Syrian government forces, a UN diplomat said
Wednesday."
See:
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/US_B...envoy_999.html
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UN inspectors in Turkey to investigate Syria chemical weapons use:
"Unable to enter Syria, the team tries to gather information on possible chemical
weapons use in the war-torn country."
See:
http://www.haaretz.com/news/middle-e...s-use-1.532380
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Muhajireen Army uses BMP to launch suicide assault on Aleppo airport:
"The Muhajireen Army, a jihadist group comprised of foreign fighters and Syrians who
are closely tied to al Qaeda's affiliate in Syria, claimed credit for two recent suicide
assaults that targeted government soldiers at an airport in Aleppo. In one of the two
attacks, the jihadists used a BMP armored personnel carrier to detonate a large
quantity of explosives."
See:
http://www.longwarjournal.org/archiv..._army_uses.php
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Russia says it has replaced military personnel with civilian workers at naval base in Syria:
"Russia's Defense Ministry says it has withdrawn all military personnel from its naval
base in Syria and replaced them with civilian workers.
The ministry said in Thursday's statement that Russia has made the switch at the base
in the Syrian port of Tartus a while ago, but did not offer any details."
See:
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/06...kers-at-naval/