Rebel video of chopper hit by SA-8 air defense system exposes a direct threat to Israeli, Lebanese & Syrian airspaces.
Roi Kais
The video released by Syrian opposition forces which allegedly documents the tracking and interception of an army helicopter shows that rebels have managed to get their hands on Russian-made SA-8, or OSA, air defense system, and now pose a direct threat on the Israeli, Lebanese and Syrian airspaces.

SA-8 in rebels’ hands
However, the system is relatively outdated, and the Syrian army holds a far more dangerous development of the same system, the SA-17, which it purchased from Russia with Iranian funds. Continue Reading »








The rocket exploded in an empty area within the Shaar Hanegev Regional Council. No one was hurt and no damage was reported.
