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Duckbox posted:Sure they look good, but their papercraft game is poo poo. The problem with a culture that uses water ewers in the toilet is that they lack cardboard toilet paper tubes with which to make guard towers. Really throws off the whole aesthetic.
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I am the Talib spending an extra two hours doing separate moulding on the doors and windows, shut the gently caress up guys, it looks good
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# ? Jan 30, 2018 08:11 |
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Interesting news on chemical weapon use in Syria:quote:Exclusive: Tests link Syrian government stockpile to largest sarin attack - sources I actually noted the chemical connection between Khan Sheikhoun and the August 21st 2013 attacks back in November. and there's also the same connection to the March 30 2017 attack in Al-Lataminah, as well as the same bomb remains being recovered from that and the April 4th Khan Sheikhoun attack. Regarding Khan al-Assal, the Russian government created a dossier it presented to the UN which it claimed showed rebels were responsible, including naming the specific DIY rocket used by a specific rebel unit. I wrote about that back in 2014, and noted the many issues with their claims, and the above report confirms it was bullshit all along. So that's 4 Sarin attacks linked to the Syrian government's chemical weapons stockpiles, and looking at other information I've gathered there's likely at least 3 more. Brown Moses fucked around with this message at 10:24 on Jan 30, 2018 |
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Willo567 posted:Is the National Interest a credible source? Not much, honestly. It's a neocon mouthpiece (created by Bill Kristol's dad) which tends to go for sensationalistic clickbaity titles. Also, they think Andrew "Trail of Tears" Jackson is one of the best POTUS of all time. Plus, look at their "region" categories for article and how well-thought it is: they cover regions like Asis, the Midde East, Iram, Russi, Sout Asia, the Uniterd States, Unites States. But all regions have the exact same list of articles anyway.and the
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# ? Jan 30, 2018 12:09 |
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Al-Saqr posted:If Turkey was serious about fighting agianst assad I would suck erdogans dick and declare him the greatest middle eastern ruler since sliced bread. The problem is that he isnt serious because if he was he'd have done this sooner when it was sorely needed, and he wouldnt be cynically doing this only for his own calculations vis a vis the kurds, he's only interested in subduing the kurds, not actually helping the Syrians freedom when it was needed most. Exactly. Remember that Turkey didn't do poo poo against ISIS until the Kurds started taking the border region in earnest. Turkey don't give a poo poo.
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mlmp08 posted:Too late; imagining Lord Sourdough of House Thicksliced, heir to the Toaster Throne. He was the first ruler in the region to end the segregation of spreads. Butter was no longer limited to toast. And tahini could finally co-habitate with falafel.
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# ? Jan 30, 2018 12:29 |
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Al-Saqr posted:America once again marching ever forward in a sustainable foreverwar against the taliban, I bet those conservative villiage dwellers haven’t changed or improved in any way after being in war for 16 Years! Those runners/sneakers. One dude clearly didn't get the special forces dress code memo.
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# ? Jan 30, 2018 16:05 |
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https://twitter.com/ajaltamimi/status/958305294706233344
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Blut posted:Those runners/sneakers. One dude clearly didn't get the special forces dress code memo. Cut the dude some slack, he's on a Light Duty chit.
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# ? Jan 30, 2018 16:26 |
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Blut posted:Those runners/sneakers. One dude clearly didn't get the special forces dress code memo. What better shoes for a guerilla ambush than sneakers? They have their name for a reason.
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# ? Jan 30, 2018 16:40 |
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Plus, he probably just thought it was jihad casual day
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# ? Jan 30, 2018 19:19 |
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The Turkish convoy in Idlib got hit by a car bomb, and three Turkish soldiers were supposedly killed. It looks like the convoy headed back to Turkey after that.
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# ? Jan 30, 2018 20:10 |
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OhFunny posted:https://twitter.com/Alladin_Al/status/958109940454961153?s=17 Welp... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-42877851 quote:Southern Yemeni separatists have surrounded the presidential palace in the city of Aden following clashes with previously allied government forces.
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# ? Jan 30, 2018 20:16 |
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MBS does it again!
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# ? Jan 30, 2018 20:19 |
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New retro wave but for nations
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# ? Jan 30, 2018 20:23 |
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I..... is the Hadi government just falling over now? Where did this come from?!
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# ? Jan 30, 2018 22:56 |
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This is all 4-D chess machinations by brain genius MBS.
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# ? Jan 30, 2018 22:57 |
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maybe this is the way the saudi Gov calls it quits by officially splitting yemen in two? I find it flabbergasting that the gulf 'coalition' didnt have an armed presence in Aden to prevent their sides' government from falling unless they wanted this to happen. But then failue is what's to be expected.
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# ? Jan 30, 2018 23:00 |
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Am I insanely out of the loop on this one? My impression of the Houthis from what information I have is that while they weren't going down like punks, they decidedly lacked momentum. Are the desert hillfolk seriously about to clinch a successful decapitation strike on a basically western-backed government, or is this some other thing? What the hell is going on? e; i guess i'm specifically confused what the motivation of the separatist faction is, if it was previously backing the war against the Houthi Willie Tomg fucked around with this message at 23:03 on Jan 30, 2018 |
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Willie Tomg posted:Am I insanely out of the loop on this one? My impression of the Houthis from what information I have is that while they weren't going down like punks, they decidedly lacked momentum. South yemen looked at a map and went
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Apparently they arrested one of the most famous popular doctors and the guy who runs one of the biggest hospitals in the country is a big media presence, basically imagine if someone arrested an equivalent to Dr. Phil but he also runs one of the biggest hospitals in the country:- https://twitter.com/JKhashoggi/status/958092982527365122 Basically, if you're semi-famous and succeeded in any way in the country there's a big target on your head. what a great message to send to people. everything that's been happening is sending a very clear message, a total liquification of any group or person or awhatever who managed to succeed in the poo poo environment they set up in the first place and shaking them down for money they dont have and to make way for foreign companies to swallow the country.
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Willie Tomg posted:e; i guess i'm specifically confused what the motivation of the separatist faction is, if it was previously backing the war against the Houthi Some Game of Thrones poo poo going on right here.
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# ? Jan 30, 2018 23:54 |
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The alliance between Hadi and the separatists was always rather situational (the separatists aren't really interested in a unified Yemen in the first place), it is certainly possible the Houthis sent out feelers to the separatists. Also, the Houthis have actually made some progress here and there, and if anything may have already had the advantage. In comparison, I think the Saudis are just completely rudderless (especially if this illustrates a growing divide with the UAE). At this point, their main regional ally (beyond Israel I guess) is Egypt and it doesn't come cheap.
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# ? Jan 31, 2018 00:26 |
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Turkey blamed the car bomb attack in Idlib on the YPG, because of course they did, even though ISIS claimed credit for the attack.
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Willie Tomg posted:Am I insanely out of the loop on this one? My impression of the Houthis from what information I have is that while they weren't going down like punks, they decidedly lacked momentum. The Houthi didn't do anything to precipitate this besides survive long enough for existing tension to manifest itself. This wasn't a decapitation strike so much as seppuku. The separatists motivation is that they want to re-split Yemen. In part so they can stop sharing oil revenue with North Yemen, in part because the south is more Sunni/secular than the north and the Houthi's conservative tribalism is a bad fit for them. The Hadi government like the Houthi claim to be the legitimate government of all Yemen, so there is a divergence of interest. South Yemen separatists are not tribal hill-folk, they tend to be urban communists/socialists or at least adopt the rhetoric of the left. Differences between them and the Hadi government were papered over by the immediate needs of stopping the Houthi advance. Separatists were kept working with Hadi through vague promises and lots of money and weapons from the Gulf. Over time distrust between the factions built up until we had this outbreak of violence. The breakdown was exacerbated by terrible coordination between the UAE and the Saudis who at times appear to be working at cross purposes. According to Al Jazeera, the UAE appear to have little faith in the effort to subjugate the Houthi controlled north and have sponsored the separatists presumably with the aim of creating a friendly state that can control the Mandeb strait. The Saudis have instead sponsored Hadi and the Yemen factions dedicated to taking back the whole country. The result has been confusing and poor strategic coordination that has led to this mess. With There are significant numbers of Saudi-coalition troops in Aden but they have mostly stayed out of the fighting while calling for a settlement. In my opinion the separatists have dim prospects, much of the territory they want is run by IS or al Qaeda including the oil producing parts, they'll never get international recognition without the north's consent and their only hope is a virtually perpetual defensive occupation by Saudi or someone.
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# ? Jan 31, 2018 01:17 |
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Is south yemen going to be a thing again
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Willie Tomg posted:I am the Talib spending an extra two hours doing separate moulding on the doors and windows, shut the gently caress up guys, it looks good Spergs in the Taliban? Well I never! Al-Saqr posted:maybe this is the way the saudi Gov calls it quits by officially splitting yemen in two? No, because quote:But then failue is what's to be expected.
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Sinteres posted:Turkey blamed the car bomb attack in Idlib on the YPG, because of course they did, even though ISIS claimed credit for the attack. YPGulen
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# ? Jan 31, 2018 02:52 |
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this is exactly what I thought was going to happen, Iran isnt going to win because of any particular genius it's because, much like israel, everyone facing them is a loving retard dictator.
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Al-Saqr posted:a total liquification of any group or person or awhatever who managed to succeed in the poo poo environment they set up in the first place and shaking them down for money they dont have and to make way for foreign companies to swallow the country. the word you're probably looking for is liquidation, although with enough barrels of acid it could totally be your way
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GreyjoyBastard posted:the word you're probably looking for is liquidation, although with enough barrels of acid it could totally be your way I blame the phone, every time I write something it autocorrects when I post. Also, speaking of foreverwar sustainable fight against the Taliban, lets check up on the overall picture of how things are going now that Pakistan is getting the shitstick of american policy:- http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-42863116 OOooooOOOOoooohhhhh.... there's a wide swath of Afghanistan under threat. There is something deeply, unbeleivably wrong with the way you're running a war if 16 years later a medieval bunch of shitheads are still this much of a threat to your control of the country. Al-Saqr fucked around with this message at 06:00 on Jan 31, 2018 |
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https://twitter.com/ragipsoylu/status/958481321302679552 Look who’s blowing smoke.
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OhFunny posted:https://twitter.com/ragipsoylu/status/958481321302679552 Part of me genuinely hopes they do this and start walking that path to being kicked out of NATO. Cmon Erdogey, you made the Afrin threats 'come true,' not that you're advancing nearly as fast there as you thought you would, but surely 2nd time's the charm!
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PM Yıldırım: "Our citizens and Syrians are affected by YPG's rocket attacks. Just today, a 17-year-old girl was killed in Reyhanlı. Civilians are being harmed in Turkey, not in operation areas. This again displays that #OperationOliveBranch is based on legitimate threats" Everyone does this (I distinctly remember US media going along with the 'how dare Serbia cross the line into Albania where we're basing our attacks on them from!?' routine), but it's always annoying. "We attacked them, and they attacked us back, which proves that we had to attack them." Turkey's security concerns aren't totally crazy, and I get not wanting to have PKK fighters having this capability on their border, but it's hard to be too sympathetic when Erdogan more or less pushed the PKK back into conflict after a long cease fire which may have held, and when negotiated solutions with other forces guaranteeing the YPG's behavior may have been possible but weren't tried. Dr Kool-AIDS fucked around with this message at 13:10 on Jan 31, 2018 |
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"Earlier today, brave Turkish forces conducted a successful strike on the leadership of the vile terrorist forces of the PKK!" https://twitter.com/QalaatAlMudiq/status/958692677012348928 Footage of the strike. https://twitter.com/worldonalert/status/958727248403730433 Ikasuhito fucked around with this message at 17:46 on Jan 31, 2018 |
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I'm kind of surprised they haven't just murdered Ocalan himself by now. In other news, the SAA gobbled up a bunch of villages on the way to Saraqib today, so the Idlib offensive is back on. Russia's providing air support too. Dr Kool-AIDS fucked around with this message at 16:12 on Jan 31, 2018 |
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Sinteres posted:I'm kind of surprised they haven't just murdered Ocalan himself by now. Nah, better just attack Afrin harder, that's what's really important.
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Al-Saqr posted:this is exactly what I thought was going to happen, Iran isnt going to win because of any particular genius it's because, much like israel, everyone facing them is a loving retard dictator. Helps that Israel has also been going insane since getting dirt rubbed in its face in 2006.
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Al-Saqr posted:I blame the phone, every time I write something it autocorrects when I post. It's interesting to note the difference in resolution between this map and the kind we are used to seeing from Syria. Resolution is much lower, there's just much less information on the status of any given location. For many districts the most recent information available may be years out of date. In part I think this is due to the shallowness of both the Afghan state and the Taliban, which might might both have virtually no presence beyond the most superficial symbols in some regions. Reporting on Afghanistan and mapping the conflict is really hard. For example earlier this month I came upon this document: https://reliefweb.int/report/afghanistan/erm-household-assessment-report-khost-district-13-25-november-2017 Describing the displacement of "Harsin" people from Khost province on the Pakistani border by semi-nomadic Pashtuns (Kuchi in the text) who: quote:locked them from going outside of their area, for livelihood, market, school, healthcare Unfortunately I have never read or heard anything about any ethnicity called the "Harsin." Nor have I ever seen in reference in the media to this crisis which has apparently driven over 800 hundred people to flee to a refugee camp 100 miles away. Are they permanently sedentary Pashtuns, driven out by the nomads? Tajiks? One of several gypsy communities known by the derogatory epithet "Jat?" I have no idea and don't know how I could find out.
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After today's chlorine attack in Douma, the third in 2018, I've been getting calls from US journalists telling me they were briefed by the Trump admin who were claiming Assad is developing new chemical weapons and there's an open source report of Sarin being used after their bombing of Shayrat airbase. Sounds like their building a case to bomb Syria for chemical weapon use again.
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