From http://atwar.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/19/syrias-dark-horses-with-lathes-makeshift-arms-production-in-aleppo-governorate-part-i/?partner=rss&emc=rss

 

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September 19, 2012, 12:58 pm

Syria’s Dark Horses, With Lathes: Makeshift Arms Production in Aleppo Governorate, Part I

By C. J. CHIVERS

 

There are many indicators of the stubborn determination and evolving organization of the fighting groups in Syria seeking to unseat President Bashar al-Assad. One of them is this: the development of local arms-producing industries in Syrian cities and the countryside.

 

CV32: Necessity is the mother of invention, they say.

Part II of the article:

 

http://atwar.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/20/syrias-dark-horses-with-lathes-makeshift-arms-production-in-aleppo-governorate-part-ii/