Egyptian Weapons Cache Allegedly Found in Syrian Regime Depot

Aleppo, 2 Safar 1438/2 November 2016 (MINA) – Syrian opposition group Jaish al-Fatah have released images it claims to show Egyptian ammunition found in a warehouse used by regime forces in Minyan, West Aleppo.

The photo on Twitter shows a large collection of bullets in boxes labelled “Egypt, Factory 27”, refering to their supposed place of origin.

Factory 27 is an Egyptian government-owned factory in Cairo owned by Shobra Company for Engineering Industries, and produces light arms ammunition.

It has not been possible to ascertain the actual time or location of the photo, and The New Arab cannot independently verify the authenticity of the image.

However, there have been constant claims that the cash-strapped Egyptian government is supplying the Syrian regime with urgently needed arms.

Egypt has recently broken away from its allies in the Gulf and chosen to softly back Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad in the country’s civil war.

Egyptian and Syrian intelligence chiefs met in Cairo on 17 October to discuss co-operation between the two countries.

Egypt also recently announced that it would assist the Syrian regime in the siege of Aleppo by helping to deliver aid. (T/P001/R07)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)