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On November 5, 2013, a coalition of rebel groups, including the Free Syrian Army, some groups that later merged into the Islamic Front, and the Al-Qaeda linked Al-Nusra Front took control over 38 army warehouses, in which an arsenal considered to be the second largest in Syria was stationed at, near the village of Mahin, Homs.
According to statements issued by the rebels, they claimed to have seized about 10,000 Grad rockets, 10,000 107mm rockets, more than 20,000 120mm mortar shells, more than 10,000 anti-tank shells, thousands of Kornet anti-tank missiles, thousands of RPG launchers, thousands of hand grenades and mines, thousands of Kalashnikov assault rifles and machines guns, and large quantities of ammunition.
After taking control of the precinct for 10 days, the Syrian army succeeded in retaking the warehouses on November 15, 2013. The rebels have claimed to have carted off hundred truckloads of armament daily and moved up to 95% of the weapons before withdrawing. A couple months after the rebels seized the armament, The NewYork Times reported an interview conducted by Yediot Aharonot newspaper in which Maj. Gen. Yoav Har-Even, director of the Israeli military’s planning branch, said that global jihad had already “taken control of some of the arms warehouses” in Syria.
On march 29, 1999, the U.S. State Department imposed sanctions on The Tula Design Bureau which designed the state of the art Kornet ATGM system, for exporting an estimated $200 million in guided anti-tank missiles to Syria. According to research, In 2008, Russia signed a contract with Peru to export 288 Kornet ATGMs for a reported US$ 24 million. In this contract, the price for each Kornet ATGMs would be 24,000,000/288= 83,333.33333 US$. Coincidentally, the 2400 seized Syrian Kornet ATGMs at 83,333.33333 US$ each would total to 200,000,000 US$ even.
According to statements issued by the rebels, they claimed to have seized about 10,000 Grad rockets, 10,000 107mm rockets, more than 20,000 120mm mortar shells, more than 10,000 anti-tank shells, thousands of Kornet anti-tank missiles, thousands of RPG launchers, thousands of hand grenades and mines, thousands of Kalashnikov assault rifles and machines guns, and large quantities of ammunition.
After taking control of the precinct for 10 days, the Syrian army succeeded in retaking the warehouses on November 15, 2013. The rebels have claimed to have carted off hundred truckloads of armament daily and moved up to 95% of the weapons before withdrawing. A couple months after the rebels seized the armament, The NewYork Times reported an interview conducted by Yediot Aharonot newspaper in which Maj. Gen. Yoav Har-Even, director of the Israeli military’s planning branch, said that global jihad had already “taken control of some of the arms warehouses” in Syria.
On march 29, 1999, the U.S. State Department imposed sanctions on The Tula Design Bureau which designed the state of the art Kornet ATGM system, for exporting an estimated $200 million in guided anti-tank missiles to Syria. According to research, In 2008, Russia signed a contract with Peru to export 288 Kornet ATGMs for a reported US$ 24 million. In this contract, the price for each Kornet ATGMs would be 24,000,000/288= 83,333.33333 US$. Coincidentally, the 2400 seized Syrian Kornet ATGMs at 83,333.33333 US$ each would total to 200,000,000 US$ even.
