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The Syrian-born owner of an Orange County check cashing business was taken into custody Tuesday by federal agents for illegally exporting rifle scopes and other equipment to the conflict-ravaged country.

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A group fighting both ISIS and the Syrian government has in recent months added some very old-school armament to their campaign.

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In the battle to regain lost ground in Iraq, the U.S. Senate on Thursday approved President Obama’s plan to arm Syrian rebels to help “degrade and destroy” the extremist group called the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.

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A Syrian Air Force Mig-29 Fulcrum strafed a group of Syrian rebels, raining down a barrage of fire from its single GSh-30-1 30mm cannon. The cannon, located in the port wing root, fires up to 1,800 rounds per minute and can deploy its 100-round payload in a single two-second trigger burst. [ The Aviationist ]

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Al Qaeda-linked Syrian rebels publicly apologized Thursday for mistakenly beheading a fighter who they believed to be a government soldier, and have asked for “understanding and forgiveness” in the matter. In a video posted online, the anti-government rebels hold up for display the severed head of a bearded man who they declared to be a […]

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Banksy, the renown but anonymous graffiti artist, posted a video on his website Sunday of rebels shooting down a distant airborne Dumbo. The video, titled Rebel Rocket Attack, shows terrorists launching a shoulder fired rocket towards a far off object. After a lengthy flight, the missile strikes its target and it plummets to the ground, […]

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