Saudi Arabian Aid to Syria’s Antigovernment Fighters. N.R. Jenzen-Jones, with the help of timely and thorough field work and analysis by Damien Spleeters, has an excellent post providing much-needed context to a BBC drive-by on the recent spotting of a wooden munitions crate in Aleppo that bore a shipping label from Ukraine to Saudi Arabia. We’ll add more soon, but first read Nic here.  The short of it: This is most likely small-arms ammunition, not “naval weapons or missile complexes,” as the BBC report might have led readers to believe. And if it is small-arms ammunition, then that’s an interesting development, and an excellent find to get on record. It’s also not a surprise, given that the Saudis and the Qataris have openly acknowledged providing limited military assistance to the rebels. A hat tip to Nic and Damien, two responsible arms researchers, putting matters right. ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPH From the BBC report.

Saudi Arabian Aid to Syria’s Antigovernment Fighters.

N.R. Jenzen-Jones, with the help of timely and thorough field work and analysis by Damien Spleeters, has an excellent post providing much-needed context to a BBC drive-by on the recent spotting of a wooden munitions crate in Aleppo that bore a shipping label from Ukraine to Saudi Arabia.

We’ll add more soon, but first read Nic here. 

The short of it: This is most likely small-arms ammunition, not “naval weapons or missile complexes,” as the BBC report might have led readers to believe. And if it is small-arms ammunition, then that’s an interesting development, and an excellent find to get on record. It’s also not a surprise, given that the Saudis and the Qataris have openly acknowledged providing limited military assistance to the rebels.

A hat tip to Nic and Damien, two responsible arms researchers, putting matters right.

ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPH

From the BBC report.

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