In this June 28, 2011 file photo, a visitor looks at assault rifles made by the Serbian company Zastava Arms, during a defense fair, in Belgrade, Serbia. Darko Vojinovic | AP
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The Serbian Arms-Maker and the Syrian War

Robert Fisk confronts the Serbian weapons manufacturer ostensibly behind the weapons shipped to extremist groups in Syria via Saudi Arabia and her allies.

by Robert Fisk

Russia and India Are Dropping the Dollar in Upcoming Defense Deal

American sanctions are increasingly making the USD irrelevant.

Russia and India Are Dropping the Dollar in Upcoming Defense Deal

Presently, some $2 billion worth of arms deals are hitting a snag over how settlement is to be made for defence transactions between Russia and India as US sanctions stand in the way. The issue has led to the US Dollar being dropped as a means of payment, with the Ruble and Rupee being considered as alternatives. The Economic Times 

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The Sudden Surge of Media Coverage on the CIA’s Arming of ISIS

Mainstream media are just now breaking stories detailing how weapons sent to Syria by the CIA fuelled the rapid growth of ISIS.

The Sudden Surge of Media Coverage on the CIA’s Arming of ISIS

Years late to the party, mainstream media outlets like USA Today, Reuters, and Buzzfeed are just out with "breaking" and "exclusive" stories detailing how a vast arsenal of weapons sent to Syria by the CIA in cooperation with US allies fuelled the rapid growth of ISIS. Buzzfeed's story titled, 

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Small Croatian Island Becomes ‘Unofficial’ Pentagon Arms Supply Hub

A small airport on a Croatian island has become an important but unofficial logistical base for Pentagon shipments to the Middle East, likely including arms for Syrian rebels.

Small Croatian Island Becomes ‘Unofficial’ Pentagon Arms Supply Hub

Low-cost airlines packed with sun-seekers are the norm for Rijeka airport on the Croatian island of Krk. But since April, they have been sharing a runway with vast cargo planes carrying munitions and unidentified military supplies for the Pentagon’s wars in the Middle East, the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network has

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Taliban Said To Be Awash In American Weapons, Vehicles

Weapons provided to the Afghan military has slowly found its way down to the Taliban through corruption and battlefield losses.

Taliban Said To Be Awash In American Weapons, Vehicles

16 years into the US occupation of Afghanistan, the Taliban insurgency is better armed than ever, fielding an ever-growing array of US-made weapons and vehicles that they’ve procured, either looting them from Afghan forces or stealing them outright

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Following UAE, Mossad Meeting – Libyan Rebels Receive Israeli Weapons

Libyan General Haftar has reportedly been receiving Israeli military aid following meetings with Israeli intelligence that were mediated by the United Arab Emirates.

Following UAE, Mossad Meeting – Libyan Rebels Receive Israeli Weapons

Khalifa Haftar, the military commander who controls the east of the Libya, has reportedly been receiving Israeli military aid following meetings with Israeli intelligence that were allegedly

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Syrian Rebel Groups Condemn Cuts To CIA Weapons Shipments

The CIA program which began in 2013 funneled weapons, training and cash to Syrian rebel groups.

Syrian Rebel Groups Condemn Cuts To CIA Weapons Shipments

Despite a solid eight months of stories about President Trump considering ending the CIA program to arm Syrian rebels, yesterday’s announcement that he’s ending that program has the rebels claiming they were 

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