File:Syrian soldier aims an AK-47.JPEG

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Description

English: A Syrian soldier aims an TYPE 56-1S (China made AK47) assault rifle from his position in a foxhole during a firepower demonstration, part of Operation Desert Shield. The soldier is wearing a Soviet-made Model ShMS nuclear-biological-chemical warfare masks.

Deutsch: Ein syrischer Soldat mit einem AK-47 Sturmgewehr während einer Schießübung. Der Soldat trägt eine sowjetische ShMS-ABC-Maske.

Italiano: Un soldato siriano armato di Tipo 56-1 e tuta NBC in esercitazione durante l'operazione Desert Shield.

Français : Un soldat syrien du Joint Force Command-North en tenue de protection NBC et armé d'un AK-47 durant l'opération Bouclier du désert.

Date

14 May 1992 (Although it is impossible because Operation Desert Shield was over by then).

Source

http://www.defenseimagery.mil; VIRIN: DF-ST-92-07437

Author

Tech. Sgt. H. H. Deffner

Permission
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Metadata

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Image title	A Syrian soldier aims an AK-47 assault rifle from his position in a foxhole during a firepower demonstration, part of Operation Desert Shield. The soldier is wearing a Soviet-made Model ShMS nuclear-biological-chemical warfare masks.
Author	Tech. Sgt. H. H. Deffner
Date and time of data generation	14 May 1992
IIM version	2
Headline	DESERT SHIELD
Special instructions	RELEASED
Source	Film
Short title	DF-ST-92-07437
Country shown	SAUDI ARABIA
Original transmission location code	D0206
Category	O
Supplemental categories	UNCLASS
Keywords	D0206
JPEG file comment	File written by Adobe Photoshop¨ 4.0

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