Train station (1895) in az-Zabadani
Tomb of Abel, az-Zabadani
The Syrian Bride?
Emily dressed in Arab garb
Damascus taxi
Syrian ambulance
Syrian bedouin
Syrian bedouin
Southern Syria
Southern Syria
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Az-Zabadani - a resort area near the Lebanese border
Tomb of Abel, az-Zabadani
A shurbaji - a drink dispenser
Dancing with Syrian friend Sana
Two women
Syrian bus
Syrian bedouin goat hair
tents
Basalt terrain - southern
Syria
Syrian postage stamps
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Rick's Syrian driver's
license
Rick's membership in the Damascus Shooting Club
Lapel pin - starts a conversation
Air Force One in Damascus
I am with the Syrian Air service manager
From a USAF crew ferrying the Secretary of State
Syrian Air Force IL-76 at Damascus
Syrian Air Force (yeah,
I know it looks like Syrian airlines) YAK-40
Interesting flight....
Syrian Air Force VIP Tu-134 at Latakia
I flew from Latakia to Damascus with then-Minister of Foreign Affairs
Faruq Shara' and then-Ambassador to the U.S. Walid Mu'alim
Iranian Air Force 747 delivering supplies to Hizballah via Damascus
Syrian Army ZIL-131
The local attache corps joke was that the 131 indicates
the number of Syrian solidiers you could put into one
ZSU-23/4 antiaircraft
gun - all over the country
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Rick's business card in English and Arabic
Rick's pass for the Air Force One visit
issued by the Republican Guard
With Syrian Deputy Minister of Defense
Syrian antisubmarine helicopters at Latakia Airport/Humaymim air base
Syrian Air Force Mi-14 antisubmarine helicopter
Syrian Air Force 29th Brigade
Damascus International Airport (military ramp)
Syrian Air Force 29th Brigade
Damascus International Airport (military ramp)
Syrian Army post - GAZ-66 and ZIL-131 trucks
Arabic numeral test - the truck is 382116
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A Syrian air base northeast of Damascus
Closeup of above Syrian air base northeast of Damascus
A Syrian air base south of Damascus - note MiG-21 tails
A Syrian air base east of Aleppo - note three MiG-23's
A Syrian air base in the desert of central Syria
The Presidential Falcon 900 landing at Damascus - 1994
Syrian Air Force IL-76M YK-ATA prior to the conversion to an IL-76T
Syrian Air Force An-26 (CURL) YK-ANC - do not be fooled by the Syrianair colors.
Note the long wire antennas and numerous pods.... I think this is an airborne radio relay birds
Syrian MiG-23ML (Flogger G) #2755 on final approach at a Syrian air base
You have to be careful taking pictures like this in Syria
Islamic Republic of Iran B-747 tanker delivering supplies to Hizballah at Damascus International Airport
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