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Brown Moses posted:The guy with the red shirt is lung-muncher Abu Sakkar. Does this dude just jetpack around, or was it at least fairly close to where he's been active lately?
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MothraAttack posted:Does this dude just jetpack around, or was it at least fairly close to where he's been active lately? He's based in Homs, so it's his stomping ground.
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May 20, 2013 13:37
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Cause I'm the best at Youtubes I've found this video of a 107mm Iranian rocket manufactured in 2012 that violates UN sanctions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNS5WoiodQ0 More details here.
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May 20, 2013 13:57
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On police brutality and coverups in Egypt http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/middle-east/egypt/130520/egypt-police-brutality-mohamed-morsi-guindy-forensic-authority
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May 20, 2013 17:17
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Lots of dead Hezbollah members being reported on pro-Hezbollah Facebook pages, probably a couple of dozen today already, which has led to this cartoon from the opposition about Qusayr
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May 20, 2013 17:36
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brakeless posted:This paper is a good read for anyone wanting to judge Hezbollah's effectiveness on basis of the 2006 war. While Hezbollah is a competent non-state force, many of the advantages they had back then do not apply to the Syrian war. But if the regime mostly needs willing and reliable infantry, that Hezbollah can provide. Thank you for linking this, fascinating stuff. In Syria, Hezbollah would obviously fight an entirely different fight, starting from the fact that they are making realpolitik operations instead of defending their own land. Must hurt their morale at some level.
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May 20, 2013 18:06
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Brown Moses posted:Cause I'm the best at Youtubes I've found this video of a 107mm Iranian rocket manufactured in 2012 that violates UN sanctions Is it possible that those rockets came into Syria from Lebanon? Hezbollah fighters are crossing into Syria, maybe they are taking some Iranian weaponry with them.
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May 21, 2013 03:43
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Brown Moses posted:The guy with the red shirt is lung-muncher Abu Sakkar.  . I guess they didn't sleep for days.
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May 21, 2013 05:50
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http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2013/05/daily-chart-12?fsrc=rss Is this the article you were referring to, Brown Moses, when I suggested you do something like this? 
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May 21, 2013 05:51
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Warcabbit posted:http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2013/05/daily-chart-12?fsrc=rss Am I missing something here or are all of those groups Islamist? Do any cohesive secular groups actually exist?
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May 21, 2013 06:10
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I assume the PKK offshoot isn't islamist, along with a few others.
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May 21, 2013 06:12
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Brown Moses posted:The guy with the red shirt is lung-muncher Abu Sakkar. No lie, I skipped to the middle of that video and that guy's affect is so weird I thought he was a captive.
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May 21, 2013 06:15
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hypnorotic posted:Am I missing something here or are all of those groups Islamist? Do any cohesive secular groups actually exist? Tawhid is "secular." Haji Mara is a pretty respectable guy from what I've seen.
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May 21, 2013 06:45
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Charliegrs posted:Is it possible that those rockets came into Syria from Lebanon? Hezbollah fighters are crossing into Syria, maybe they are taking some Iranian weaponry with them. It's possible, but then they'd still be breaking the arms sanctions. They've tried to transport the same types of rockets before, a bunch got picked up by Israel in 2009 that were destined for Syria. Warcabbit posted:http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2013/05/daily-chart-12?fsrc=rss
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May 21, 2013 09:12
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I could be making up to four new blog posts today, so here's the first one, "The Security Battalion In Saraqeb" Starts Patrolling The Streets (And Whipping People).
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May 21, 2013 09:52
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Post number 2 of the day, taking a detailed look at this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKP_lHgQ7bw
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May 21, 2013 11:32
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Col. Hassan's feelings will be pretty hurt if he reads your blog.
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May 21, 2013 12:05
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Baloogan posted:Col. Hassan's feelings will be pretty hurt if he reads your blog. He's pretty bad at arms identification. My 3rd (!) blog post of the day, where I talk to three chemical weapons experts about Syria.
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May 21, 2013 12:07
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There was apparently a skirmish of sorts between Syria and Israel in the Golan heights.quote:A cross-border exchange of fire in the Golan Heights between the Israeli and Syrian armies early on Tuesday triggered a claim by the Damascus regime that a jeep manned by Israeli troops had entered Syrian territory and was destroyed. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/may/21/syria-israel-exchange-fire-golan-heights
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May 21, 2013 14:44
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Brown Moses posted:He's pretty bad at arms identification. This is a fantastic post. I hope this stuff in particular gets quoted elsewhere. It seems the consensus is that the victims were staged in some way. I wish there were more reasoned reporting like this at other outlets.
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May 21, 2013 20:33
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Cocoa Ninja posted:This is a fantastic post. I hope this stuff in particular gets quoted elsewhere. It seems the consensus is that the victims were staged in some way. I wish there were more reasoned reporting like this at other outlets. The good thing about my blog at the moment is I've built up a pretty broad network of connections that I can use to put together posts about stuff I would want to read in the press, and in this instance I thought it was a subject that was sorely overlooked. I should maybe one day to an ask and tell about the blog, it's been a really bizarre journey for me, and still is. I'm glad to say my blog audience keeps growing, currently I'm on about 120,000 page views in the last 30 days, up from about 85,000 in the previous month. I'm a lucky bastard really, I get to do something I really enjoy, get loads of respect from people and organisations I respect, I've raised enough money to keep doing it, and get to spend all day at home on the internet. Anyway, here's a pair of DIY "Hell cannons", firing what's basically gas cylinders filled with explosives https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwVpEOz7fAw And here's a podcast with me talking about weapons in Syria http://middleeastweek.org/home/2013/5/21/weapons-in-the-syrian-conflict
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May 21, 2013 21:43
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Brown Moses posted:Post number 2 of the day, taking a detailed look at this video: Good post. But, are you using "pipebombs" to mean "IEDs" in this sentece: "These cluster bomb submunitions have had an fuze added to them, turning them into pipebombs" I thought pipe-bombs were literally made out of pipes.
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May 22, 2013 06:00
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Interesting intercepts from the Hezbollah communications in Qusayr: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnSPRh1Zy-0
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May 22, 2013 08:14
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Herostratus posted:Interesting intercepts from the Hezbollah communications in Qusayr: What is being said, exactly?
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May 22, 2013 08:16
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Miruvor posted:What is being said, exactly? Nothing extraordinary. They're communicating about their tanks and vehicles, in what is obviously a stressed and hectic atmosphere. For some reason Hezbullah in Qusayr is using tanks now. Edit: they're being awfully polite about it too. Edit 2: at 4:10 he says 'I tried to remove the round from the barrel but it is stuck'. They seem to be coordinating a few things at the same time. One group is pinned down by a sniper, another wants to evacuate two wounded men, another is trying to get to the tank to fix it, and you have the guy who seems to be coordinating everything from near a machine gun nest. Muffiner fucked around with this message at 08:30 on May 22, 2013 |
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May 22, 2013 08:25
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Herostratus posted:Good post. But, are you using "pipebombs" to mean "IEDs" in this sentece: My logic was after the fuze and tailfin is removed a cluster bomb submunition is basically a tube/pipe filled with explosives, then if you stick a new fuze in it it's basically the same as a pipebomb.
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May 22, 2013 09:20
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Got a strange friend request from someone claiming to be in the US Military, stationed in Damascus, Syria. Asked what's up and got this response:  I'm unsure as to what the deal is. Also I'm not good at keeping secrets. Should I be worried? 
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May 22, 2013 09:35
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Konec Hry posted:Got a strange friend request from someone claiming to be in the US Military, stationed in Damascus, Syria. Quick, call Press TV.
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May 22, 2013 09:36
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A Saudi shiite from Qutayf (Shia region of Saudi Arabia) was killed fighting alongside pro-Assad forces in the Sayyda Zeinab neighborhood of Damascus. http://www.hawamer.com/vb/showthread.php?p=21503999#post21503999 http://mokhtsar-sa.com/node/20252 I knew there were Iraqi Shia fighting there, but this is an example of the Syrian conflict turning into a regional war on a whole other level... I bet the Saudi govrenement is not happy with this development. Herostratus fucked around with this message at 09:59 on May 22, 2013 |
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Herostratus posted:A Saudi shiite from Qutayf (Shia region of Saudi Arabia) was killed fighting alongside pro-Assad forces in the Sayyda Zeinab neighborhood of Damascus. There was a story a while back about Saudi Arabia emptying its prisons and telling prisoners that they could earn parole by "volunteering" to fight Assad in Syria. Could be that someone switched sides.
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Muffiner posted:Nothing extraordinary. They're communicating about their tanks and vehicles, in what is obviously a stressed and hectic atmosphere. For some reason Hezbullah in Qusayr is using tanks now. Man, part of me wants Syria to turn into flypaper for Hezabollah. That way, they lose both manpower and resources to maintain their grip on Lebanese politics. I can hope. 
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A little less than a year since the Russian ICBM test we have a USAF test launch. http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123349613 Alot will need to be hashed out at these TBD talks. The Iranian election adds a layer of uncertainty since they are expected to attend.
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So, have we made mention that retaliatory bombings in Iraq over the last week have killed 400+ people? I mean, it's sad to think that ever since 2004, bombings of these types have happened what feels like every day, or every other day in the country. It's starting to get depressingly grinding to look back on Iraq and see how poorly the transition went. Today, 12 people shot dead in a brothel in Zayouna. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22627600
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Miruvor posted:So, have we made mention that retaliatory bombings in Iraq over the last week have killed 400+ people? I mean, it's sad to think that ever since 2004, bombings of these types have happened what feels like every day, or every other day in the country. It's starting to get depressingly grinding to look back on Iraq and see how poorly the transition went. Every time I read an article like this that says something like "Prostitution is prohibited under Islam," I ask myself why the journalist didn't also note that murder is prohibited under Islam, too.
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quote:An Al Jazeera English crew faced intimidation and gunfire in Tripoli, Lebanon today. Correspondent Rula Amin and cameraman were unharmed. Their camera was hit (pictured). Not the first time al-Jazeera's run into trouble in Tripoli, unfortunately. http://aljazeerapressoffice.tumblr.com/post/51081834374/al-jazeera-crew-fired-upon-in-lebanon
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Muffiner posted:Nothing extraordinary. They're communicating about their tanks and vehicles, in what is obviously a stressed and hectic atmosphere. For some reason Hezbullah in Qusayr is using tanks now. After about 08:00 it sounds like they're coming under pressure, with many people starting to talk on the channel at once, mention of many injured and urgent calls for assistance. I agree though that they sound fairly professional and composed throughout. Herostratus fucked around with this message at 20:55 on May 22, 2013 |
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Herostratus posted:Interesting intercepts from the Hezbollah communications in Qusayr: I've managed to get a translation for the entire video.
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Brown Moses posted:I've managed to get a translation for the entire video. Yeah I just saw, that's great. Thanks a lot!
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May 22, 2013 20:56
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Herostratus posted:Yeah I just saw, that's great. Thanks a lot! I have a new translator helping out, they've been really great so far with this stuff. I'm actually hoping I'll be getting a grant from Avaaz soon which will allow me to translate all my blog posts into Arabic, and have regular Arabic to English translators, so fingers crossed.
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Brown Moses posted:I have a new translator helping out, they've been really great so far with this stuff. That's awsome man, looking forward to it. I'll be sure to point out more stuff like this your way. BTW FYI your translator is cheating  The translation only starts at 02:11 into the video.
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