Confiscated weapons are seen in a Syrian army base in the southern province of Daraa, Syria, on Sept. 25, 2019. The Syrian army on Wednesday confiscated a "large amount" of weapons and ammunition, some of which are U.S. and Israeli-made, in the southern region, state news agency SANA reported. (Xinhua)
DAMASCUS, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- The Syrian army on Wednesday confiscated a "large amount" of weapons and ammunition, some of which are U.S. and Israeli-made, in the southern region, state news agency SANA reported.
The seized weapons were found in secret caches, including machine-guns of various types and sizes, sniper rifles, U.S.-made rifles, as well as Israeli-made communication devices and night-vision binoculars, according to SANA.
The confiscated weapons also included scores of Grad rockets, rocket propelled grenade, various types of artillery shells, hand grenades, and as many as 200,000 rounds.
The Syrian army has found several batches of weapons in the southern province of Daraa and elsewhere across the country following the defeat of the rebels.
Daraa province in southern Syria holds a big significance as it was the birthplace of the eight-year war in Syria and the army is still finding weapons in that area as part of a big combing campaign that followed the liberation of Daraa in 2018.
