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‘Condom Bombs’ Vs. Russian Pilots

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Desperate to impose their own makeshift no-fly zone, Syrian rebels have made floating IEDs to blow up Russian fighter jets and helicopters.

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Britain’s The Daily Express has dubbed them “ISIS condom bombs,” but ISIS isn’t using them and one Syrian rebel who is has a question for the right-wing tabloid: “Can there be 3 meter-long condoms?!”

In an act of equal desperation and ingenuity, Syrian rebels have created helium balloon air mines—floatable explosives—which...

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