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US Has No Plans to Provide Syrian Opposition With Portable Air Defenses

© AFP 2023 / BARAA AL-HALABI Rebel fighters from the "First Battalion" under the Free Syrian Army take part in a military training on June 10, 2015, in the rebel-held countryside of the northern city of Aleppo
Rebel fighters from the First Battalion under the Free Syrian Army take part in a military training on June 10, 2015, in the rebel-held countryside of the northern city of Aleppo - Sputnik International
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The US government does not intend to supply the opposition forces in Syria with man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADS), US Department of Defense deputy spokesman Mark Toner said in a briefing on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — In April, the Wall Street Journal reported citing US officials that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and its regional partners were preparing a Plan B for Syria, which includes the delivery of various types of anti-aircraft weapons to the opposition.

"No," Toner stated when asked whether the United States considers sending MANPADS to the rebels in Syria or approving the delivery of such equipment by coalition partners.

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