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| Assad Sends General Threat By Test Firing SCUD |
| 2011-12-05 |
| The Syrian Arab News Agency reported Sunday that the Syrian army has staged a live-fire drill in the eastern part of the country "under war-like circumstances with the aim of testing the missile weaponry in confronting any attack." According to the report, during the drill the army fired at least one Scud-B missile, which has a range of about 300 kilometers (roughly 190 miles), in the direction of the border with Iraq. It was further reported that 300 and 600-millimeter surface-to-surface missiles were also test fired. The missiles have a range of 150 (93 miles) and 200 kilometers (124 miles), respectively. The drill is apparently aimed at showing the region's nations that Syria's army is still functioning despite the civil uprising against President Bashar Assad's regime, which, according to the UN, has claimed some 4,000 lives so far. The exercise also sends a message to the international community amid calls for NATO's intervention in Syria. |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #6 That's one less SCUD they have to fire at anyone else. I think they should practice a lot more, maybe several times a day. |
| Posted by: crosspatch 2011-12-05 21:24 |
| #5 ION MAMA RUSSIA TODAY [RT.com] > [UK Journo-Author Jonathan Steele] TOPPLING ASSAD IS PROXY WAR AGZ IRAN, by the US-Israel-NATO vee Syruhn Rebels + the UNO. versus * DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > SAUDIS MAY JOIN [Middle East = Israel, Iran Buildup]NUCLEAR ARMS RACE: EX-SPY CHIEF. Prince Turki al-Faisal. IMO Artic also read, KSA EXPECTS POST-ARAB SPRING NEW ISLAMIST GOVTS TO GO NUCLEAR??? * SAME > RUSSIA DOWNGRADES DIPOMATIC RELATIONS WID QATAR AFTER RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR IS ASSAULTED BY QATARI CUSTOMS OFFICIALS | RUSSIA WITHDRAWS ENVOY FROM QATAR AFTER ATTACK. Iran in Bahrain + now Russia? = BASE-TOO-FAR QATAR strikes again??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-12-05 20:57 |
| #4 Shoot them to demonstrate, and they'll Not br availab when/if needed. Sounds like a child "Lookitme, Lookitme, I'm IMPORTAINT. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2011-12-05 12:02 |
| #3 Probably figures if he starts a war Israel that the peasants will gather around him. I don't think Iran would want to be part of it, though. |
| Posted by: gorb 2011-12-05 11:56 |
| #2 "when" ----> "where". |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2011-12-05 10:42 |
| #1 Bashar we know when most Alawites are concentrated. We can reach these places with arty. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2011-12-05 10:41 |