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Video: Russian plane Il-76 for first time in Aleppo sky


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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