Middle East
Syria's war of homemade weapons
Outgunned by government forces, Syrian opposition fighters turn to creating their own weapons.
Last Modified: 26 Sep 2012 19:36

Opposition fighters in Syria are outnumbered and outgunned by govenment forces.

So they have started to craft their own weapons to take on the military.

Al Jazeera's Omar al-Saleh reports exclusively on how Syrians are turning ordinary items into ammunition.

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