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9M55K cargo rockets and 9N235 submunitions in Syria

February 16, 2014 · by · in Ammunition & Ordnance, Arms & Munitions ID, Syria · 4 Comments

Yuri Lyamin and I have written a new post for the ARES company blog, The Hoplite, on the presence of 9M55K cargo rockets and 9N235 fragmentation submunitions in Syria. Two interesting videos have surfaced from the area around the town of Kafr Zita, in the northern part of Syria’s Hama governorate. In recent days, heavy […]

Update: Alleged CW munitions in Syria

August 31, 2013 · by · in Ammunition & Ordnance, Arms & Munitions ID, Syria · 11 Comments

This piece is an update to my two earlier pieces examining the unidentified munitions alleged to have been used in chemical weapons (CW) attacks in Syria. It should be stressed that this is still a preliminary analysis of the photographic and videographic material available. It is still not clear whether these munitions carried a CW payload, nor are their […]

Alleged CW munitions in Syria fired from Iranian Falaq-2 type launchers

August 29, 2013 · by · in Ammunition & Ordnance, Arms & Munitions ID, Syria · 39 Comments

Note: this piece is intended as a follow-up to my earlier, preliminary analysis of the unidentified munitions claimed to have been used to deliver chemical agents in Syria. It will repeat a little of the material covered in the earlier piece as it is intended to be translated and made available in Arabic. It should be stressed […]

Preliminary analysis of alleged CW munitions used in Syria

August 25, 2013 · by · in Ammunition & Ordnance, Arms & Munitions ID, Syria · 50 Comments

UPDATE: I have posted an update containing several important details.  UPDATE 31/08/2013: A second update including more details is available here. In recent days, the world’s attention has been focused on the alleged chemical weapons (CW) attacks in Syria. This post will seek to examine the alleged delivery system used in these attacks, and provide a preliminary analysis […]

Sakr 122mm Cargo Rockets & Submunitions in Syria

January 15, 2013 · by · in Ammunition & Ordnance, Arms & Munitions ID, EOD/UXO, Syria, Uncategorized · 4 Comments

Recently, Sakr 122mm cargo rockets and their submunitions have been observed within Syria. This family of 122mm rockets is designed for use with the Russian BM-21 multiple rocket launcher (the so-called ‘Grad’, or ‘hail’) and other 122mm systems such as the Chinese Type 81 SPRL and Egyptian RL-21 and RC-21 launch vehicles. These surface-to-surface multiple […]