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https://twitter.com/BBCBreaking/status/1145647703264645120?s=19 I don't think there's much more the US can sanction. Suppose we'll see if the Europeans abandon the their attempt to keep trade open.
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Saladin Rising posted:https://twitter.com/syria_map/status/1145196513536217090 WhiskeyWhiskers posted:Or it means the frontlines settled along existing geographic features. Count Roland posted:Looking at google earth, there are small waterways in the area. So, yeah. Does the twitter map actually correspond to current frontlines?
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# ? Jul 1, 2019 13:06 |
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Darth Walrus posted:This is... odd.
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# ? Jul 1, 2019 13:13 |
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Hey guys there are 30,000 terrorists in Idlib https://twitter.com/abdbozkurt/status/1145289254303612930?s=21
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# ? Jul 1, 2019 13:40 |
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https://twitter.com/AFP/status/1145678441334726656
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# ? Jul 1, 2019 14:01 |
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Israel sent another raid in Syria last night, and one of the missiles sent by Syrian air defense missed its target and eventually landed in North Cyprus, where it started a wildfire but fortunately no victims were reported.
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# ? Jul 1, 2019 14:06 |
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Cat Mattress posted:Don't you mean Libya? Yeah whoops
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# ? Jul 1, 2019 14:20 |
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Cat Mattress posted:Israel sent another raid in Syria last night, and one of the missiles sent by Syrian air defense missed its target and eventually landed in North Cyprus, where it started a wildfire but fortunately no victims were reported. I wouldn't want to be living anywhere remotely downrange from the "lob poo poo into the sky and see what happens" air defense strategy.
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# ? Jul 1, 2019 14:48 |
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Cat Mattress posted:Israel sent another raid in Syria last night, and one of the missiles sent by Syrian air defense missed its target and eventually landed in North Cyprus, where it started a wildfire but fortunately no victims were reported. It never occurred to me that this was even possible.
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# ? Jul 1, 2019 14:54 |
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Count Roland posted:It never occurred to me that this was even possible. I was there last year with some colleagues during the joint strike against Syrian chemical weapons. We were perfectly fine, of course, but there was definitely some consternation among us and those we were working with that the North could somehow get directly caught up in all of it.
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Count Roland posted:It never occurred to me that this was even possible.
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# ? Jul 1, 2019 15:00 |
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The SAA valiantly resists Turkish occupation at home and abroad.
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# ? Jul 1, 2019 15:18 |
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Count Roland posted:It never occurred to me that this was even possible. It's not really a normal outcome, both in that crews lobbing missiles around should be aware of where not to lob said missiles and a lot of SAMs being designed to detonate once the target has been lost/missed. But the SAA isn't exactly the most competent group around and their missiles are mostly old Soviet stuff that didn't really prioritize those kind of considerations.
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https://twitter.com/MiekeEoyang/status/1145780875084357639
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# ? Jul 1, 2019 22:09 |
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Darth Walrus posted:This is... odd.
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# ? Jul 2, 2019 06:31 |
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Cable Guy posted:I'm really not sure how accurate this statement might be https://twitter.com/syria_map/status/1145199079020011520 quote:The main reason is because there has been no farming in the "no man's land" for multiple years, in contrast to continued farming behind the lines.
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# ? Jul 2, 2019 22:53 |
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Grouchio posted:The Alt-Right is going to be hella confused. Is that the thesis of your next paper?
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# ? Jul 2, 2019 23:52 |
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General Haftar's forces appear to have bombed a migrant detention centre, for as yet unknown reasons: https://twitter.com/MohsenDerregia/status/1146395370823573505 https://twitter.com/airwars/status/1146419701796524032 https://twitter.com/MaryFitzger/status/1146431823544762368 https://twitter.com/RYP__/status/1146468539034828801
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# ? Jul 3, 2019 18:32 |
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what is the succinct explanation for why russia is going hands off w/r/t iran tensions right now? why don't they just facilitate an Iranian bomb and ensure that they'll always have a friendly government in such an important geostrategic reason? do they prefer relations with KSA and Israel these days? If it's concerns about antagonizing the US i dont see what they have to fear or why theyd care? or are the russians just generally over extended after syria and ukraine
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# ? Jul 4, 2019 08:22 |
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How do you know they're not?
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# ? Jul 4, 2019 08:44 |
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WhiskeyWhiskers posted:How do you know they're not? https://www.economist.com/sites/default/files/images/2014/08/blogs/pomegranate/20140823_map503.jpg mod edit: picture of dead kids (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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cargo cult posted:what is the succinct explanation for why russia is going hands off w/r/t iran tensions right now? why don't they just facilitate an Iranian bomb and ensure that they'll always have a friendly government in such an important geostrategic reason? do they prefer relations with KSA and Israel these days? If it's concerns about antagonizing the US i dont see what they have to fear or why theyd care? or are the russians just generally over extended after syria and ukraine People think Russia and Iran are allies, but they are not. Iran is deeply suspicious of Russia (see: history) and Russia probably has a similar view. Russia was party to the Nuclear Agreement for a reason. They do not want Iran with a bomb. No agreement could credibly guarantee Iran stays friendly-- they're an Islamic Theocracy, and are way off on their own as far as alignment goes. Iran and Russia find themselves on the same side occasionally; this should not be mistaken for any sort of loyalty. A change in posture could easily put the two at odds or in conflict.
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Why are you showing me victims of moderate rebels? Somebody fucked around with this message at 06:33 on Jul 6, 2019 |
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WhiskeyWhiskers posted:Why are you showing me victims of moderate rebels? Max Blumenthal would be proud of you.
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Brown Moses posted:General Haftar's forces appear to have bombed a migrant detention centre, for as yet unknown reasons: I'm sure the families of these victims are very proud of you and your tireless cheerleading for NATO intervention. Strange that these civilians were less necessary to protect with a no fly/drive zone than those fictitiously under threat by Gaddafi.
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WhiskeyWhiskers posted:I'm sure the families of these victims are very proud of you and your tireless cheerleading for NATO intervention. Strange that these civilians were less necessary to protect with a no fly/drive zone than those fictitiously under threat by Gaddafi. "fictitiously under threat by Gaddafi"
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How does he even have an air force?
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# ? Jul 4, 2019 16:38 |
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RandomPauI posted:How does he even have an air force? Air Force in this particular scenario could be something as simple as a tiny fleet of crop dusters with a bomb bay and gun pods. It doesn't really take much if the opposing side has no real air defence to speak of
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# ? Jul 4, 2019 17:02 |
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A British parliamentary inquiry concluded that the danger posed to civilians in Libya was greatly exaggerated, that the risk to regional stability and the presence of significant violent Islamist elements in the rebel forces should have been anticipated sooner and that a major motivation by countries like France was the geopolitical imperative to destroy the Libyan state. It's not for nothing that Obama has acknowledged that Libya was his worst foreign policy mistake as President.quote:U.K. Parliament report details how NATO's 2011 war in Libya was based on lies It's a good thing that NATO protected the people of Libya in their right to live in a failed state.
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He controls airfields and military aircraft the UAE and Egypt refitted and help maintain.
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# ? Jul 4, 2019 17:07 |
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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-libya-security/covert-emirati-support-gave-east-libyan-air-power-key-boost-u-n-report-idUSKBN1902K0 So at least AT-802s of whatever designation and some attack helicopters, and who knows what else has been delivered since 2017
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Helsing posted:A British parliamentary inquiry concluded that the danger posed to civilians in Libya was greatly exaggerated, that the risk to regional stability and the presence of significant violent Islamist elements in the rebel forces should have been anticipated sooner and that a major motivation by countries like France was the geopolitical imperative to destroy the Libyan state. It's not for nothing that Obama has acknowledged that Libya was his worst foreign policy mistake as President. It's a good thing that NATO protected the people of Libya in their right to live in a failed state. [/quote] You realize Haftar is working with the remnants of Gaddafi's regime right? You can't simultaneously act like Gaddafi was an angel while acting like the crimes his old militias are committing are the fault of NATO helping to push him out of power to begin with. And ISIS is basically nothing in Libya after they were pushed out of Sirte years ago.
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quote:You realize Haftar is working with the remnants of Gaddafi's regime right? You can't simultaneously act like Gaddafi was an angel while acting like the crimes his old militias are committing are the fault of NATO helping to push him out of power to begin with. And ISIS is basically nothing in Libya after they were pushed out of Sirte years ago. Haftar will reuinte livya and bring forth a new regime of change WAR CRIME GIGOLO fucked around with this message at 17:51 on Jul 4, 2019 |
# ? Jul 4, 2019 17:41 |
I'll admit to being played, but what's Obama's excuse?
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Okay so about the whole Libya thing, what the gently caress is going on, who the gently caress is in charge and what is the best possible option for everyone to resolve the current situation?
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Josef bugman posted:Okay so about the whole Libya thing, what the gently caress is going on, who the gently caress is in charge and what is the best possible option for everyone to resolve the current situation? The LNA is about to win and europe will interact with them to keep the dirty browns out of hungary. Or they will stick a bunch of dead kid pics infrint of us and us it to justify hellfiring haftar
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RandomPauI posted:I'll admit to being played, but what's Obama's excuse? He doesnt have one, that's why he said it was his worst mistake
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Bohemian Nights posted:https://www.reuters.com/article/us-libya-security/covert-emirati-support-gave-east-libyan-air-power-key-boost-u-n-report-idUSKBN1902K0 I’m pretty sure he inherited the few MiGs or w/e survived from Ghaddafi’s day too. There were also reports that he received a new shipment of military helicopters just in the past few weeks. I heard an estimate of the forces that were fighting in Tripoli recently and it was like 3000 soldiers on each side. I don’t know how Haftar thought he could occupy a huge sprawling metropolis in the face of real opposition with a force like that. I have no idea where he thinks he’s going to go from here
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Volkerball posted:You realize Haftar is working with the remnants of Gaddafi's regime right? You can't simultaneously act like Gaddafi was an angel while acting like the crimes his old militias are committing are the fault of NATO helping to push him out of power to begin with. And ISIS is basically nothing in Libya after they were pushed out of Sirte years ago. It's been almost a decade since his murder, it's completely ridiculous to consider the remnants of the state to be a continuation of Gaddafi's rule.
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Volkerball posted:You realize Haftar is working with the remnants of Gaddafi's regime right? You can't simultaneously act like Gaddafi was an angel while acting like the crimes his old militias are committing are the fault of NATO helping to push him out of power to begin with. And ISIS is basically nothing in Libya after they were pushed out of Sirte years ago. Of course Gaddafi wasn't an angel, but he also wasn't some kind of cartoon villain. The British parliamentary inquiry concluded that he was likely to take the same approach he had in the past (and that he seemingly took in the villages retaken by his forces), which relied on some reprisals but also on offers of clemency and appeasement, because those tactics are often much more effective than exclusively relying on violence. Also no poo poo former government militias are fighting in the streets, what the hell did you expect would happen when you tossed gasoline onto the open flame of a civil conflict in a post colonial state? Are you seriously trying to argue that the violence and bloodshed in Libya is the result of the moral failings of the Libyan people or their inevitable blood thirsty nature? Do you seriously not get that when you wreck a post colonial society you're going to get a result more or less like the one that happened in Libya?
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