We should not be surprised that these MANPADS supplied by ? to Syrian moderate Rebels to downs Assads helicopters in Syria.
Representative photo - Iraq Army Aviation.
According to two Iraqi officials, the extremists used a shoulder-fired missile to take down the Bell 407 helicopter, which crashed just north of the refinery town of Beiji, located about 200 kilometers (130 miles) north of Baghdad.
This is the second Iraqi military helicopter shot down over Beiji by Islamic State militants in one week.Militants shot down an Mi-35 helicopter near Beiji on Friday, also killing the pilot and co-pilot in that attack.
Representative photo - Iraq Army Aviation.
According to two Iraqi officials, the extremists used a shoulder-fired missile to take down the Bell 407 helicopter, which crashed just north of the refinery town of Beiji, located about 200 kilometers (130 miles) north of Baghdad.
This is the second Iraqi military helicopter shot down over Beiji by Islamic State militants in one week.Militants shot down an Mi-35 helicopter near Beiji on Friday, also killing the pilot and co-pilot in that attack.
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