Report: Syria Increases Arms Supply Rate to Hizbullah Providing it with Scud D Missiles
Syria has increased its rate of supplying Hizbullah with arms, including long-range missiles, which may lead to instability in the region, reported the British The Times newspaper on Friday.
It reported western and Middle Eastern intelligence sources as saying that the party was also provided with eight Scud D missiles that carry a range of 700 kilometers.
The instability in Syria has led to its speeding up of its weapons supply, they said.
Meanwhile, a spokesman in the Syrian Embassy in London stated that it has no information on such a claim.
He added however that Syria, with the help of Iranian and North Korean experts, is developing missiles in the area of Jabal al-Taqsis near the city of Hama.
The Scud D missile, carrying a one-ton warhead, is very accurate in its target, said The Times.
It was developed through Iranian funding and the assistance of North Korean scientists, it continued.
A source close to Hizbullah revealed that since the start of the anti-regime protests in Syria, the party had been receiving so many weapons shipments from that it doesn’t know where to store them.
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