BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:45 P.M.) - Following the complete capitulation of rebel forces in Syria's eastern Qalamoun region, the Syrian Army has come into possession of an entire brigade worth of main battle tanks and other armored vehicles.
Virtually all of the captured armor comes from the Brigade 559 base which was taken over by militant groups in 2014.
Unfortunately for the rebels, they simply did not have enough men and technical specialists to maintain anymore than a fraction of the entire mechanized loot in frontline service at any one period in time.
Much of the armor was hidden in caves and makeshift storage sights within the mountains of eastern Qalamoun.
In line with the surrender deal for eastern Qalamoun, over fifty armored vehicles - mostly T-55, T-62 and T-72 main battle tanks but also including support vehicles like Shilkas - have now been returned to Syrian government forces; even more amazingly, this includes plenty of spare parts and ammunition, which was also preserved.
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