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| Russia: Syria rebels have US-made weapons | Russia: Syria rebels have US-made weapons |
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| A senior Russian general has said Syrian rebels now have anti-aircraft weapons, including US-made Stingers. | A senior Russian general has said Syrian rebels now have anti-aircraft weapons, including US-made Stingers. |
| Gen Nikolai Makarov was quoted by the Interfax news service as saying the origin of the surface-to-air missiles should be "cleared up". | Gen Nikolai Makarov was quoted by the Interfax news service as saying the origin of the surface-to-air missiles should be "cleared up". |
| Russia is the biggest supplier of arms to its Syrian government ally. | Russia is the biggest supplier of arms to its Syrian government ally. |
| Aerial bombardment of rebel-held towns continued on Wednesday, as the UN's Syria envoy prepared to brief the Security Council on ceasefire efforts. | |
| "We have reliable information that Syrian militants have foreign portable anti-aircraft missile systems, including those made in the USA... it should be cleared up who delivered them," Gen Makarov told journalists in Russia. | |
| There have been earlier unconfirmed reports of the Syrian opposition having shoulder-mounted missiles, but the west has been reluctant to openly arm the rebels. | |
| In August, Syrian rebels said they had shot down a fighter jet near the border with Iraq. |