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Iraqi Insurgents have acquired Russian shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missile

munaeem | 11 January, 2007 17:58

AP reported that insurgents had acquired Russian shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missile called Strela. They bought these missiles through black market in Romania.

What an alarming development!

American forces will now confront enemy, who are better equipped.

According to reports, a U.S. Air Force F-16 went down in Anbar province on November 27. The plane was providing support to the troops in action. The US army denied this incident. However, a spokesman for the Baath party , claimed their fighters shot the plane down.

Khudair al-Murshidi, the spokesman for the Baath party, told AP ,”We have stockpiles of Strelas and we are going to surprise them (the Americans).”

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