Authorities find weapons and ammo left behind by terrorists in southern region

Damascus – The authorities on Wednesday found large amounts of weapons and ammunition, some of them made in the US and other Western countries, that have been  left behind  by terrorists in the southern region.

SANA said that counter-terrorism army units found the weapons and ammo with the help of locals, and that they had been concealed by terrorists in underground caches.

The weapons included TOW anti-armor missiles which are delivered exclusively to armies via contracts, LAW shoulder-mounted missiles, Malyutka missiles, GPS and visual targeting equipment, visors, blocks of TNT, mortar launchers, RPG shells, offensive and defensive grenades.

The ammo included tens of thousands of assorted types of machinegun, assault rifle, and sniper rifle rounds, as well as mortar and artillery rounds.