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A powerful anti-tank weapon, secretly acquired by the CIA in Bulgaria, has fallen into the hands of Islamic state, BuzzFeed<\/a> reports, citing information <\/a>by Conflict Armament Research (CAR).<\/p>\n

The anti-tank missiles were bought at the end of 2015 under the US secret program to arm Syrian rebels, and only two months later they ended in the hands of Islamic State terrorists, \u201chighlighting weaknesses in the oversight and regulation of America\u2019s covert arms programs,\u201d author Aram Roston writes, citing CAR.<\/p>\n

CAR has investigated weapons used by Islamic State for three years. The organization has examined the terrorist weapons that have been captured by the Iraqi, Syrian and Kurdish armed forces. The anti-tank missile “Fagot” is no exception. The report notes that significant quantities of anti-tank ammunitions delivered to Syrian opposition forces by Saudi Arabia and the United States have been intercepted.<\/p>\n

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The guided anti-tank missile – 9m111 “Fagot” was created in weapons factories in Tula at the time of the USSR, and is produced in Bulgaria by Vazov Machine Factories (VMZ). BuzzFeed News has been tracking the CIA\u2019s procurement of 9M111 missiles for three years. According to the publication, the CIA has signed a contract for 600 such missiles with Kiesler Police Supply in 2014.<\/p>\n

The missile intercepted by CAR has been delivered by Kiesler and was purchased in Bulgaria on December 15, 2015, according to CAR. Just 59 days later it was fired by Islamic state in Ramadi, Iraq.<\/p>\n

Bulgaria is mentioned more than 200 times in the 201-page long report. Our country supplies more than 50% of the weapons in the conflict zone, mainly to Syria, according to the survey.<\/p>\n

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The problem with such US military supplies is the violation of the arms embargo by circumventing a number of international agreements, but there is more. An earlier BuzzFeed<\/a> investigation revealed that companies involved in these supplies also have ties to the Bulgarian organized crime.<\/p>\n

Another investigation by an international team from BIRN and OCCRP, with Bivol’s participation, proved that the Bulgarian state is one of the largest suppliers to the secret programs of the Pentagon and the CIA. The Bulgarian authorities have expressed their satisfaction with the revenues and newly-created jobs in the arms sector.<\/p>\n

Readers can follow the BuzzFeed, BIRN, and OCCRP investigations into Bulgarian weapons delivered to Syria from the US and Saudi Arabia in our special section “Making a Killing<\/a>” The \u201cMaking a Killing\u201d investigation recently received one of the world’s most prestigious awards for investigative journalism – the Global Shining Light Award for 2017.<\/p>\n

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As revealed by The New York Times, last year she traveled to Rome for an event at the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Investigations"","block_context":{"text":"Investigations","link":"https:\/\/bivol.bg\/en\/category\/investigations-en"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bivol.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/louvrier-gabbard.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bivol.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/louvrier-gabbard.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bivol.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/louvrier-gabbard.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bivol.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/louvrier-gabbard.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bivol.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/louvrier-gabbard.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":103336,"url":"https:\/\/bivol.bg\/en\/update-hal-billion-social-ministry.html","url_meta":{"origin":36561,"position":2},"title":"UPDATE: OVER 0.5 BLN BGN OF EU FUNDS EMBEZZLED THROUGH SOCIAL MINISTRY","author":"\u041d\u0438\u043a\u043e\u043b\u0430\u0439 \u041c\u0430\u0440\u0447\u0435\u043d\u043a\u043e","date":"30 March 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Financial abuse valued at a couple hundred million euro have been exposed at the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy. The embezzlement is primarily tied to funds from different European Union programs awarded under the law for public procurement. The procedures, however, were conducted in gross violation of the law.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Investigations"","block_context":{"text":"Investigations","link":"https:\/\/bivol.bg\/en\/category\/investigations-en"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bivol.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/%D0%A1%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%BA-%D1%8D%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0-2023-03-30-%D0%B2-17.40.52.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bivol.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/%D0%A1%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%BA-%D1%8D%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0-2023-03-30-%D0%B2-17.40.52.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bivol.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/%D0%A1%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%BA-%D1%8D%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0-2023-03-30-%D0%B2-17.40.52.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bivol.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/%D0%A1%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%BA-%D1%8D%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0-2023-03-30-%D0%B2-17.40.52.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bivol.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/%D0%A1%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%BA-%D1%8D%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0-2023-03-30-%D0%B2-17.40.52.png?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bivol.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/%D0%A1%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%BA-%D1%8D%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0-2023-03-30-%D0%B2-17.40.52.png?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":64524,"url":"https:\/\/bivol.bg\/en\/fincen-files-state-controlled-bulgarian-bank-processes-transactions-linked-to-gangsters-and-arms-trafficking-for-islamic-state.html","url_meta":{"origin":36561,"position":3},"title":"FinCEN Files: State-controlled Bulgarian Bank Processes Transactions Linked to Gangsters and Arms Trafficking for Islamic State","author":"Atanas Tchobanov","date":"23 September 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"An offshore company with an account in Piraeus Bank paid USD 31 million to another offshore company with an account in the State-controlled Bulgarian Development Bank (BDB). The first offshore company is owned by a person involved in arms trafficking for the Islamic State and the other is owned by\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Investigations"","block_context":{"text":"Investigations","link":"https:\/\/bivol.bg\/en\/category\/investigations-en"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bivol.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/fincen-dans.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bivol.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/fincen-dans.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bivol.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/fincen-dans.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bivol.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/fincen-dans.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bivol.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/fincen-dans.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bivol.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/fincen-dans.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":19146,"url":"https:\/\/bivol.bg\/en\/izrael-schita-turtsia-za-suiznik-na-hamas-english.html","url_meta":{"origin":36561,"position":4},"title":"ISRAEL CONSIDERS TURKEY AN ALLY OF HAMAS","author":"\u0415\u043a\u0438\u043f \u043d\u0430 \u0411\u0438\u0432\u043e\u043b\u044a","date":"24 July 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0 According to the official position of the State of Israel, Turkey actively cooperates with Hamas and supports radical Islamic terrorist organizations such as \"Muslim Brotherhood.\" This became clear from a statement by the Israeli Ambassador to Bulgaria, H.E. 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