Revolutionary Guards establish dummy container terminal adjacent to Damascus International Airport to store missiles, missile parts prior to their distribution to pro-Iranian militias across Syria, news site aligned with rebel fighters reports.
Last modified: 02-14-2021 09:02
A view of Damascus International Airport | Photo: Tim Brakemeier
Tehran is using UN containers to conceal weapons stockpiles at the Damascus International Airport, according to a report in the Voice of Damascus, a news site aligned with Syrian rebel fighters.
According to a source employed at private company, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have set up a dummy container terminal adjacent to the airport. Containers at the site bear the names of the UN and international shipping company DHL.
The Iranians are using the new terminal as a temporary distribution center for storing weapons, in particular missiles and missile parts, prior to their distribution throughout Syria. According to the source, the terminal is situated just 200 meters (yards) from the airport, which was targeted by Israel in the past for its use by the Revolutionary Guards to arm Hezbollah and other pro-Iranian militias and Hezbollah.
The facility is guarded by members of the Revolutionary Guards, according to the report, and airport workers are prevented from getting near the site. The terminal holds over 25 containers formerly used by the UN.
Content retrieved from: https://www.israelhayom.com/2021/02/14/report-iran-concealing-weapons-stockpiles-in-un-containers-at-damascus-airport/.