Η βρετανική εφημερίδα επικαλείται αξιωματικό του συριακού στρατού που υποστηρίζει ότι 13 πιλότοι σχημάτισαν «πλήρωμα μαρτύρων αυτοκτονίας για να επιτεθούν στα πολεμικά αεροσκάφη των ΗΠΑ»...
Το ενδεχόμενο να χρησιμοποιήσει πιλότους-καμικάζι, όπως η Ιαπωνία στο Β΄ Παγκόσμιο Πόλεμο, εξετάζει η Συρία σύμφωνα με την βρετανική εφημερίδα Guardian που επικαλείται αξιωματικό του συριακού στρατού.Ο αξιωματικός που υπηρετεί σε μονάδα αντιαεροπορικών κοντά στη Δαμασκό, είπε, μάλιστα, ότι 13 πιλότοι υπέγραψαν «δήλωση» στην οποία δέχθηκαν να σχηματίσουν «πλήρωμα μαρτύρων αυτοκτονίας για να επιτεθούν στα πολεμικά αεροσκάφη των ΗΠΑ».
«Αν οι ΗΠΑ και η Βρετανία εξαπολύσουν έστω και έναν πύραυλο, εμείς θα απαντήσουμε με τρείς ή τέσσερις και αν τα πολεμικά αεροσκάφη τους εισβάλλουν στον εναέριο χώρο μας τότε θα αντιμετωπίσουν κόλαση φωτιάς» δήλωσε ο πιστός στον Άσαντ 30χρονος αξιωματικός.
«Ακόμα και αν δεν μπορούσε να καταρρίψουμε τα αεροσκάφη τους με αντιαεροπορικά πυρά, έχουμε πιλότους που είναι έτοιμοι να επιτεθούν σε αυτά τα ξένα αεροπλάνα με τα δικά τους μαχητικά και να τα τινάξουν στον αέρα» συμπλήρωσε.
Η εφημερίδα δηλώνει, πάντως, ότι δεν μπόρεσε να διασταυρώσει την πληροφορία, προσθέτοντας, όμως, ότι ο συγκεκριμένος αξιωματικός έχει επικοινωνήσει πολλές φορές τους τελευταίους 12 μήνες προσφέροντας αξιόπιστες πληροφορίες για συγκρούσεις ανάμεσα σε αντάρτες και τις δυνάμεις του Άσαντ.
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29/8/13
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Syrian army may use kamikaze pilots against west, Assad officer claims...
ReplyDeleteAt least 8,000 suicide 'martyrs' ready to foil US warplanes hand-in-hand with Hezbollah and Iran, says regime loyalist.
The Syrian air force is considering using kamikaze pilots against attacks by western forces, a Syrian army officer operating air defences near Damascus has claimed in an interview with the Guardian.
The officer said 13 pilots had signed a pledge this week saying they would form "a crew of suicide martyrs to foil the US warplanes".
The Assad loyalist, in his 30s and serving with the Syrian army's air defence section 10 miles from the capital, said: "If the US and British armies launch a single rocket we will launch three or four, and if their warplanes raid our skies they will face hell fire.
"If we are unable to shoot down their warplanes with artillery, we have military pilots who are ready to attack these foreign warplanes by their own warplanes and blow them up in the air."
The Guardian has been unable to verify the information. The officer has been in contact with the paper on several occasions over the last 12 months during which time he provided reliable information about battles between the troops of Bashar al-Assad and rebel groups. He has declined to provide accounts of events where he has not served.
He claimed: "We have more than 8,000 suicide martyrs within the Syrian army, ready to carry out martyrdom operations at any moment to stop the Americans and the British. I myself am ready to blow myself up against US aircraft carriers to stop them attacking Syria and its people."
Speaking about the chemical attack last week on the outskirts of Damascus, he denied the involvement of government forces and said news of the gassing had come as a shock.
"Why would we use chemical weapons in Al Ghouta, when we have government forces where the attack happened? Over the last few days we have launched a military operation called Capital Shield to protect Damascus and its countryside. We managed to get 75% of the way through the process, but then we were shocked to learn about the chemical weapons in Al Ghouta."
He said the morale of the Syrian army was high. "They have to know that Iran and Hezbollah fighters will be fighting with us, hand-in-hand. We have an alliance of protection. We are the resistance axe in the Arab world......http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/28/syrian-army-kamikaze-against-west-assad
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Assad says Syria will defend itself against aggression...
ReplyDeleteSyrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Thursday that Syria would defend itself against any aggression following reports that the United States and its allies were preparing military action in response to an alleged chemical weapons attack.
"The threats of direct aggression against Syria will only increase our commitment to our deep-rooted principles and the independent will of our people. Syria will defend itself in the face of any aggression," state television quoted Assad as telling a delegation of Yemeni politicians.
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/assad-says-syria-will-defend-itself-against-aggression.aspx?pageID=238&nID=53459&NewsCatID=352
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