Rebels shoot down second Syrian jet in a month
The Syrian army said the jet was shot down with an anti-aircraft missile, which have been long demanded by foreign-backed rebels against devastating aerial raids by Syrian and, since September, Russian forces.
Rebels said the plane was downed with anti-aircraft guns. Their backers, which include Western and Sunni Muslim regional states, have been wary of delivering weapons such as anti-aircraft missiles that could fall into the hands of hardline groups.
Any confirmation the rebels now have the missile equipment would be a major escalation in their weaponry. Syria says an anti-aircraft missile was also used by rebels to shoot down a warplane in western Syria in March.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-jet-idUSKCN0X214E
Now we know that the stories that the US has supplies MANPADS to rebels are true as, until now, the Rebels have had anti-aircraft guns since the start of the conflict but never managed to hit anything!
Or maybe they used the truce to do a bit of training to improve their skills?
US Delivers 3,000 Tons Of Weapons And Ammo To Al-Qaeda & Co in Syria
http://www.ronpaulinstitute.org/archives/peace-and-prosperity/2016/april/09/us-delivers-3-000-tons-of-weapons-and-ammo-to-al-qaeda-co-in-syria/
