Syrian Militants in Aleppo Battle Use T-90 Tank Allegedly Captured From Assad Forces
Militants used a captured Syrian T-90 against its previous owners in a recent battle in the nation's province of Aleppo. Footage of the alleged tank turnabout instantly went viral on social media.
The movements of the tank - reportedlycaptured in early Februaryin the western part of Aleppo - were broadcast on local television. According to conflicting reports, citing eyewitnesses, the Syrian army left its T-90 as it retreated from the village of Zidan.
The Al-Masdar News media outletnoted that the loss of the armored vehiclewill become a larger issue for Syrian troops than the loss of control of a town.
Syria’s state Ikhbariya broadcasterspecified that the army liberated23 towns and villages in the Aleppo province on Sunday amid the retreat of militants. Among key liberated settlements are the town of Anadan and the village of Biyanun, located to the north of Aleppo on the strategic highway 214, leading to the Turkish city of Gaziantep.