9K115-2 Metis-M anti-tank missile launcher with 9M131 anti-tank missile. Used. The markings indicate that this weapon has been produced in 1999. The rest of the markings is mysterious. By the author, near Azaz, Syria, March 2013.
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In the attempt to document as much as possible the current Syrian conflict, we are posting on this website pictures of arms and ordnance used by the Syrian army and/or the Syrian insurgents.
The latest trip inside was particularly rich. Some of the ordnance you will see have already been identified pretty accurately, using a process that can only gain by being known: collaboration (much in the fashion of C.J. Chivers, of The New York Times, here and here). Some are still incomplete puzzles, or total mysteries. If you think you can help, please get in touch.
We will come back to some of the weapons later, as they may be able to tell more than just their name.
You can navigate by using the arrows, left and right of the pictures. Thanks to those who helped (like Nic Jenzen-Jones) and those who will.