ISIS gets hands on Syrian anti-aircraft missiles

The dreaded Islamic State terror group has reportedly captured Syria’s Russian-made anti- aircraft missiles, raising concerns that the deadly weapons could be used against US-led coalition jets.

Several SA-6 mobile anti-aircraft missiles were captured near the northeastern Syrian city of Dayr Az Zawr, where in recent weeks US and allied aircraft have conducted airstrikes against oil and gas facilities controlled by ISIS, Pentagon officials told the Washington Free Beacon. Four missiles and two tracked mobile SA-6 launchers were captured by the group, the officials said.

However, it was not clear whether the associated fire control radar and other equipment needed to fire the missiles were captured as well.

Russian military forces, concerned that the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) would use the anti-aircraft missiles against its warplanes, conducted airstrikes to try and destroy the SA-6s. But the Russians missed and the missiles were moved from the Dayr Az Zawr area and hidden, officials were quoted as saying.