Syrian opposition
activists surfaced online footage for most famous Russian Military plane Il-76 which
usually use as an airborne refueling tanker or as a command center but its
seems for different purpose in Aleppo province, according to Tahrir Souri group.
Syrian Air Force Il-76s,
operating as civil Syrianair aircraft have been reportedly used to ship
weapons, money and other cargo from Russia and Iran to Syria, according to a
defected Syrian military pilot. Since the start of the rebellion, in April 2011
(and up to July 2012), around 20 military flights have been conducted to and
from Tehran, via Iraqi airspace. Further information exposes that since around
2012, Syrian Il-76s have regularly flown to Moscow's Vnukovo Airport to fetch
shipments of Syrian banknotes that have been useful to Bashar al-Assad's regime
to survive international sanctions.
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