Islamic State militants capture key Syrian air base - giving them open road to the sea and massive store of weapons and ammunition

Jihadists began long-anticipated attack on sprawling Tabqa base last week Militants reportedly killed dozens of soldiers as they seized control today It means Raqqa province is entirely out of control of the Syrian government

 

 

Dan Bloom The Daily Mail 24 August 2014

Islamic State militants have seized a major Syrian air base, […]

Libyan rebels sold Hizballah and Hamas chemical shells

DEBKAfile 3/31/2011

Senior Libyan rebel “officers” sold Hizballah and Hamas thousands of chemical shells from the stocks of mustard and nerve gas that fell into rebel hands when they overran Muammar Qaddafi’s military facilities in and around Benghazi, DEBKAfile’s exclusive military and intelligence sources report.

Word of the capture touched off a scramble in Tehran […]

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