This is a Soviet machine gun mounted on a stand and fired remotely. Great, provided it can be set up before fighting breaks out and the person controlling the remote has some way of seeing where the gun is aimed. This short video suggests that the gun doesn't have an attached camera. Also, it looks like the machine gun can't fire at full speed, as the recoil from a single shot almost knocks it over. There are better remote-controlled guns out there. South Korea has several incredibly high-tech ones watching the DMZ , but it's unlikely the Syrian rebels will need those. Of course, if the war drags onto a 60-year stalemate, they might reconsider.