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Mortar Round Lands In Group Of Soldiers, Tank Used As Ambulance
Published 2 years ago
Footage recorded in the Damascus suburb of Jobar in 2013 by the Russian ANNA News agency with a tank-mounted Go Pro action camera, captures the moment a rebel mortar round falls very near a group of Syrian soldiers and reporters, resulting in casualties.
One of the soldiers is seriously injured, but confusion regarding a course of action is visible in the ranks. Arab armies tend to rely heavily on direct orders from high ranking officers and a competent NCO corps is a foreign concept.
The driver of the tank takes the initiative and fires up his vehicle and tells the soldiers to throw the wounded on top. He rapidly evacuates the casualty for medical treatment. Although this man is a lowly jundi "soldier" in the driver's hatch of a tank, he is a true leader, and one would hope he would be recognized for his decisive action.
