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Xithras

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4. The rebels have been setting off some massive tunnel bombs over the past few weeks.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Thu May 8, 2014, 11:50 AM

May 2014

Assad's men have successfully built effective security perimeters around their bases, in response to a number of their bases being overrun last year. The tunnel bombs seem to be a new tactic for the rebels to get around these perimeters.

Some of these blasts have been absolutely massive. Here's one that buried an entire neighborhood: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=f48_1399313710

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The rebels have been setting off some massive tunnel bombs over the past few weeks. Xithras May 2014 #4

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