STOCKHOLM, Sweden, March 19 (UPI) -- Syria's imports of major weapons increased by 580 percent between 2002 and 2011, says a report published by a think tank in Stockholm, Sweden.
The report released Monday by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, said Syria in recent years (2007-2011) got 78 percent of its arms imports from Russia, including Buk-M2E SAM systems and Bastion-P coastal defense missile systems, and secured an order for 36 Yak-130 trainer/combat aircraft.