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Daraa: South Storm rebels hit army base by homemade surface-to-surface missile
2015-07-01
[EN.ZAMANALWSL.NET] The military front man of South Storm battle in Daraa province said a homemade missile has destroyed the military operations room of Syrian forces in the Old City of Daraa, the Syrian Media Commission reported on Monday.

The front man (Dubbed: Abu Qusai) said fighters of the South Storm have stormed regime's operations room in al-Manshiya neighborhood in Daraa al-Balad by a homemade surface-to-surface missile that weighs 500 kg of explosives.

The missile called 'The Storm' and it was used for the first time in Daraa battles, Abu Qusai said.

Last Wednesday, rebels launched 'South Storm' battle to eliminate the presence of regime forces and its allied militias in Daraa, according to video statement.

Rebels in Syrian south have inflicted significant defeats on Bashir al-Assad in the last three months, notably by capturing the Nasib border crossing with Jordan on April 1.

Southern region, including Daraa, is of strategic importance due to its proximity to Damascus and neighboring states Israel and Jordan. It is also the last significant foothold of mainstream rebels, who have mostly been crushed elsewhere in Syria by government forces or jihadist groups, according to AP.
Posted by:Fred

#3  A wasserworfer?
Posted by: swksvolFF   2015-07-01 18:31  

#2  Accuracy is not in their vocabulary. It looked like a Katusha size rocket motor welded to a water heater filled with explosives. Range has to be in the hundreds of yards.
Posted by: Whonter Darling of the Bunions4601   2015-07-01 02:17  

#1  I guess anything that goes up, must come down, and technically surface-to-surface, but it sounds a bit more accurate than that.
Posted by: phil_b   2015-07-01 01:53  

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