Syrian Rebels Put Captured Iranian Drones on YouTube -- Danger Room
Chalk up another victory for the social-media prowess of the Syrian rebels. The opposition to Bashar Assad says it’s captured spy drones made by Assad’s patron, Iran. And it’s put the evidence on YouTube.
In the video above, Syrian rebels show off three smallish, unarmed surveillance drones they say they captured from a regime “drone factory.” Walking a viewer through what looks like a machinist shop displaying their banner, the Syrians display two robotic planes built around a missile-shaped fuselage, appearing to be around six feet in length, painted red and yellow; and a far smaller red plane.
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