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Herostratus posted: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 Nope, I'm just an idiot and deleted it by mistake. It's restored now.
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Brown Moses posted:Nope, I'm just an idiot and deleted it by mistake. It's restored now. Ah, cool. BTW 'I am firing at the house one by seven' should be 'I'm firing one round of B7 (RPG-7) at the house'. Same with other references to 'seven'.
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Herostratus posted:Ah, cool. BTW 'I am firing at the house one by seven' should be 'I'm firing one round of B7 (RPG-7) at the house'. Same with other references to 'seven'. Ah great, that makes sense, I did wonder.
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The Murtada heard desperately calling for an ambulance in the video might be this guy, Hezbollah fighter Hussein Mistrah AKA Murtada who died in Qusair in recent days. He was pretty young, and his civilian job was literally a boy scout leader (in Hezbollah's version of the boy scous movement, the Imam al Mahdi Scouts). Of course, it might be a different Murtada.
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More Hezbollah coms intercepts from Qusayr: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVJSi4tc2ws https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwK68Mm7pgM Herostratus fucked around with this message at 01:59 on May 23, 2013 |
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May 23, 2013 01:09
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Brown Moses posted:I've managed to get a translation for the entire video. Any idea on the overall time length represented from the first communication to the end of the video or how continuous the chatter is? It seems like the situation kind of goes south towards the end, but it would seem odd if a large battle started out and went south in like 10 minutes. Edit: also why do those two other communications videos contain the Hezbollah flag with a spoon and crutch? Are those spoofs or does Hezbollah have an open mind when it comes to branding different functions of their government.
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Torpor posted:Any idea on the overall time length represented from the first communication to the end of the video or how continuous the chatter is? It seems like the situation kind of goes south towards the end, but it would seem odd if a large battle started out and went south in like 10 minutes. See that icecream next to the hand with flies coming out of it? That isn't icecream. Its a parody of their logo. The text roughly translates to "We were spoon-fed poop".
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Torpor posted:Any idea on the overall time length represented from the first communication to the end of the video or how continuous the chatter is? It seems like the situation kind of goes south towards the end, but it would seem odd if a large battle started out and went south in like 10 minutes. Do you think Hezbollah would put on youtube videos of their communications being intercepted?
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A new video has been posted from Qusayr https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lcfxkmbiJk Abu Sakkar is stood 2nd from the left, and the video appears to have been filmed here. You'll note the road layout matches, as does the layout of the mosque pictured.
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Zuhzuhzombie!! posted:Who/what is Mazloom? It means wronged or oppressed, and is a call-sign for someone on the radio.
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Muffiner posted:It means wronged or oppressed, and is a call-sign for someone on the radio. Its also a typical Shia name. I think Mazloum and Abu-Hassan are the two ranking officers on the scene, each commanding a different group. They're both coordinating the rescue of what might be a third group of injured and pinned down fighters. Abu Hassan's group attempts to reach them by vehichle but one of their tanks is stuck and now they need Mazloum's group to send someone to fix it. Meanwhile there's ongoing frindly fire between the different groups. It all plays out over the same frequency, which is why its a bit confusing. Herostratus fucked around with this message at 15:24 on May 23, 2013 |
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Here's my latest post, The DIY Hell Cannon, which looks like this More details here. Brown Moses fucked around with this message at 23:00 on May 23, 2013 |
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May 23, 2013 15:58
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Brown Moses posted:A new video has been posted from Qusayr Are those guys complaining about the damage to the minaret? Might have more...moral authority if they left the cannibal out of the shot.
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SedanChair posted:Are those guys complaining about the damage to the minaret? Might have more...moral authority if they left the cannibal out of the shot. I forgot to add I had a translate done. It's pretty much the woman saying they'll all fight to the death, and Abu Sakkar saying "victory or death" at the end.
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A week ago CJ Chivers wrote a piece, Battlefield Update: The Fight for Isolated Government Outposts in Northern Syria, where he talked about 3 major sieges occurring in the north of the country, at Mennegh air base, and two locations known as the Brick Factory and Youth Camp:quote:in northern Syria, the government has retained several strong points in the face of rebel gains. Two of the most important have been a pair of mutually supporting positions between Ariha and Saraqib known almost universally in the area as the “Brick Factory” and the “Youth Camp,” names derived from each position’s prewar use. These two positions are in the lowlands at the foot of the Jebel al-Zawiya range, the mountainous area of the Idlib countryside, and virtually astride one of the four-lane highways that crisscross the region. What's significant is the Youth Camp has now fallen to opposition force, meaning the Brick Factory should follow shortly. Videos from the Youth Camp are being posted here Brown Moses fucked around with this message at 17:13 on May 23, 2013 |
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So what do you guys think about the possibilty of cantonization / partition of Syria. Will it happen? Is it a good solution for Syria's problems?
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Herostratus posted:So what do you guys think about the possibilty of cantonization / partition of Syria. Will it happen? Is it a good solution for Syria's problems? The solution to their and everyone else's problems would be to go back in time and slap Sykes and Picot across their cheeks until they agreed to not divide the region into British and French mandates with no questions asked from locals.  loving armchair imperialists
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Full text of Obama speech on terrorism/counterterrorism tonight is out... here you go. I think it's a very good and well balanced speech, but as time passes I just don't commute Obama words into Obama action. But I'm still glad he is laying out a good doctrine from which to build upon...
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Wait, he's admitting we used torture? Isn't that a change?
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Brown Moses posted:I forgot to add I had a translate done. It's pretty much the woman saying they'll all fight to the death, and Abu Sakkar saying "victory or death" at the end. How much of an active role have you seen woman taking in the civil war? This is the first time i've seen a woman in a military (or militarized, maybe she's just a spoke person)role in this conflict.
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Mans posted:How much of an active role have you seen woman taking in the civil war? This is the first time i've seen a woman in a military (or militarized, maybe she's just a spoke person)role in this conflict. Well there's been the odd report here and there of female fighters, but the general consensus is they've been for show. The situation this video was filmed in is somewhat more serious, so I don't think they'd be loving about like that so much. The exception to this are the Kurdish groups, who use female fighters on a regular basis.
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SedanChair posted:Wait, he's admitting we used torture? Isn't that a change? I think we've already had a four-star general straight-up say in Congressional testimony "we tortured people, and some of those people were literally tortured to death", so I don't think having the President admit it changes much. I mean, this administration already declared that anyone involved in those murders was immune to prosecution.
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Video of a new alleged CW attack in Adra, Damascus. 3 reported dead, 40 injured. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7decFOPwVCo
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The symptoms in this video look closer to nerve agent exposure than the previous videos. So, at the very least, their acting is getting better!
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SedanChair posted:Might have more...moral authority if they left the cannibal out of the shot. Maybe it's a Tupac 'gently caress the fame' thing. It was the Civil War equivalent of having an embarrassing cellphone video at a party go viral.  It's all about context  
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Intel5 posted:The symptoms in this video look closer to nerve agent exposure than the previous videos. So, at the very least, their acting is getting better! Well not the symptoms so much as the medical treatment. Simply being unresponsive isn't indicative of anything. I think that we'll just have to wait and see what evidence appears. Kaal fucked around with this message at 00:50 on May 24, 2013 |
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hn5_NbVRMA0 Tripoli last night
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http://syria.newscientistapps.com/ I haven't looked at the dataset yet, but this is potentially interesting.
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"Assad makes small but strategic gains in Syrian civil war as rebels begin to lose hope" http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/05/24/assad-makes-small-but-strategic-gains-in-syrian-civil-war-as-rebels-begin-to-lose-hope/ I agree with the general conclusion of this article. Momentum appears to be swinging towards the regime.
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Xandu posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hn5_NbVRMA0 Note thats Tripoli, Lebanon not the one in Libya.
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ukle posted:Note thats Tripoli, Lebanon not the one in Libya. I was almost confused by this until I ran it through Google Translate. What are the chances of Lebanon becoming as hosed as Syria?
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Devices linked to alleged chemical attacks have been captured by the opposition, more details here.
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Death toll in Tripoli (Lebanon) has risen to 23: http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2013/05/20135247238338829.html. Yeah, it looks like Lebanon is falling apart, things overall are only destabilizing further in the region.
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Here's a good piece from AFP where a Hezbollah fighter explains what's been happening in Qusayrquote:http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/84308 It's interesting how the opposition appear to be using their knowledge of the terrain to their advantage, much like was seen in Misrata in Libya. I've also been told that the north of the town has always been consider the main opposition stronghold, so it's likely the fight for that part of the city will be the toughest.
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redscare posted:Sounds like your traditional "overconfident stroll into an ambush." WHOOPS. There's another good piece on this in NOW Lebanon, especially regarding Hezbollah's strength and experience quote:It is generally estimated that Hezbollah lost 500-600 soldiers during the July 2006 war with Israel. Not only was that a high percentage of its regular fighting force — thought to be anywhere around 2,000 men at the time — but also, it represented a loss of operational memory, as many of those fighters had gained combat experience against Israel and its proxy (the South Lebanon Army) in southern Lebanon. Some observers at the time maintained that many of Hezbollah’s best fighters “never saw action” in 2006, as local village fighters, and not Hezbollah “regulars,” handled much of the defense. But this was mainly party propaganda attempting to put a brave face on what was by any measure a major blow to the resistance.
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Brown Moses posted:There's another good piece on this iNOW Lebanon, especially regarding Hezbollah's strength and experience I saw you tweet that one, it's a pretty interesting article because it points out that the Hezbollah forces are hardly the crack squad they were made out to be and are instead quite green, even if they are better trained than Syrian Army soldiers (most of who now have a fair amount of experience).
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redscare posted:Sounds like your traditional "overconfident stroll into an ambush." WHOOPS. It might sound obvious, but it's fairly easy to underestimate the difficulty of assaulting a prepared position - particularly in an urban area. Even when you're willing to burn down houses and inflict civilian casualties, you need a lot of ordnance to overcome the defender advantage. If Hezbollah is attempting a straightforward mechanized infantry assault, they'll be constantly walking into IEDs and killzones, and being harassed by snipers in cover. Hezbollah built its reputation through exactly the kind of defensive fighting that it is now facing, but now the shoe is on the other foot. It'll be a bloody slog to force their way into the opposition stronghold - though it appears that they may have the troops to achieve their goal - which means that the reprisals against the civilians who remain will be absolutely brutal.
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