A Syrian military helicopter crashed and burned on the outskirts of the capital city of Damascus today, according to a video released by a rebel faction. The rebels claim that they shot down the helicopter.
Rebel spokesmen claimed that the helicopter was shot down by the Free Syrian Army’s “Badr Brigade,” and that it was revenge for the weekend death toll in the Damascus suburb of Daraya.
Rebels have claimed shoot-downs in the past but they’ve never been confirmed. It is unclear what sort of weapon was used to down the helicopter, though speculation was that they may have acquired anti-aircraft guns in recent raids on government bases.
Though Saudi Arabia and other nations have been eager to pump weaponry into the rebel factions, reports are that they have been reluctant to provide anti-aircraft weaponry, fearing they would be used against passenger planes and military planes alike.
I just wonder what kind of credit card they using when they claim credit for "shooting down" this chopper. Is it AMEX VISA MC or Barclays bank of England these bandits are using to claim their credits, besides, there is no parts of this chopper separated nor is flying by itself, which means that is not been shoot down.
I'll go ahead and take the "rebels'" word for this one, even though we've seen this sort of thing before and it turned out their claims were false… So 18 months or so into the 'conflict', the "rebels" are dancing in the streets because they allegedly shot down a (1) helicopter???
I assume this means the "rebels" are now well in control of the Nation of Syria (or at least close)–which is what I'm guessing is the implied conclusion…