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Al-Qaeda is an organization of contrasts
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Jan 12, 2018 22:55
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RIP Bassel al-Asssad, owned by a roundabout
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Jan 12, 2018 23:24
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I can't even tell if that's a pro-Assad or anti-Assad cartoon.
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Jan 13, 2018 03:21
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ah, another beautiful day of spraying poison into the empty void
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Jan 13, 2018 03:45
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Jan 13, 2018 20:33
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https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/952878988061564929
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Jan 16, 2018 01:13
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I'd make a fortune gambling on sports.
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Jan 16, 2018 01:53
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Israel's "informal allies" lookin good 
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Jan 17, 2018 20:26
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turning northeast Syria into a US military base will permanently destabilize the whole region though.
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Jan 18, 2018 00:48
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we’re preventing a turkish invasion already without moving in an entire division and building permanent bases that could be used for pretty much anything, because the YPG can’t protest it.
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Jan 18, 2018 02:26
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there are already armed troops there.
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Jan 18, 2018 03:17
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rudatron posted:what odds do you put on native kurdish forces repelling a fully armed turkish invasion, operating under a rules of engagement that's basically 'we don't care about kurdish civilians' rudatron posted:this isn't like repelling the abu hajaar brigade, we're talking a modern force Well seeing how badly the Turks did trying to fight ISIS I'd say that their odds are pretty good, but this is all besides the point because there's no basis of necessity for moving in 30,000 American soldiers into Rojava. There's already something like 1,000 US troops there, which have already been enough to prevent Turkish belligerence. This isn't a plan to protect Rojava from being invaded, it's a plan to turn it into another permanently occupied section of the Middle East that the United States can use as a launch pad to attack or invade anywhere else.
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Jan 18, 2018 03:27
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rudatron posted:and the basis of necessity is exactly the threat of a turkish invasion, so it's far from 'beside the point', you could say it's incredibly relevant There's no basis for necessity because the US commitment in Rojava is already preventing a Turkish invasion.
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Jan 18, 2018 03:51
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Brother Friendship posted:it can be both and its only theoretical at the moment but increasingly likely to occur A plan to move in 30,000 US troops and construct a border fence through the middle of Syria isn't theoretical. Eox posted:I know this isn't a question with a sane answer but why does the turkish government hate kurds so much? Is it land, an ancient feud with a dumbshit reason or something of the sort? The Turkish government hatess Kurds because they refuse to be Turks, which was a big problem for them because most other Anatolian minorities were ethnically cleansed by Ataturk to make a Turkish nation-state. The Anatolian Greeks are all gone because they either adopted Turkish names and started speaking Turkish or they fled to Greece, but the Kurds are concentrated enough to resist forced assimilation. The Turkicization campaign was so thorough, that when France forked over a big chunk of Syrian coastline as a gift to keep Turkey from joining the Axis, they went in and renamed every Arab town and street with Turkish names.
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Jan 18, 2018 04:50
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https://www.buzzfeed.com/johnhudson/tillerson-calls-for-indefinite-us-military-presence-in?utm_term=.wxVaQV3WJ8#.sgW28zy97Aquote:Secretary of State Rex Tillerson unveiled an ambitious US strategy for ousting Syrian President Bashar al Assad on Wednesday that relies on an indefinite US military presence in the country, an insurrection within the Assad regime and a groundswell of support from the beleaguered Syrian people.
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Jan 18, 2018 06:58
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If they're relying on there to be an insurrection in the Assad regime, then what do they think the last 5 years were?
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Jan 18, 2018 07:10
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Darkman Fanpage posted:because by supporting iraqi kurds they can simultaneously take away support for turkish kurds and syrian kurds while also loving around in iraqi internal politics. The Turks blockaded Iraqi Kurdistan as soon as Barzani tried to go independent. They "supported" Iraqi Kurds because they were getting cheap oil from Barzani. It was all about bizness
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Jan 18, 2018 19:51
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The Turks are preparing an offensive against Afrin Canton, and have already started shelling cities with FSA skirmishing with the YPG along the border. https://twitter.com/ragipsoylu/status/954483591521689600 https://twitter.com/jenanmoussa/status/954454284380311552 https://twitter.com/jenanmoussa/status/954369594105397249 Getting on the bus in Al Bab, one way ticket to Afrin. Pener Kropoopkin has issued a correction as of 04:59 on Jan 20, 2018 |
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Jan 20, 2018 04:56
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The United States has more to gain from Turkey occupying those territories than the YPG, now that ISIS is basically defeated. Assad has more incentive to defend Afrin since the Turks could basically Turkicize it and there's not much they could do. https://twitter.com/AylinaKilic/status/954806929129463810 They're pretty much on their own. Pener Kropoopkin has issued a correction as of 23:22 on Jan 20, 2018 |
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Jan 20, 2018 23:19
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https://twitter.com/haskologlu/status/955013233995341825 They're calling it "Operation Olive Branch." https://twitter.com/ZeinakhodrAljaz/status/955006381777661952  Maybe it's just FSA.https://twitter.com/Acemal71/status/955000602639130625 Afrin is only about 40km wide. Pener Kropoopkin has issued a correction as of 10:59 on Jan 21, 2018 |
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Jan 21, 2018 10:54
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Frijolero posted:https://twitter.com/DefenseUnits/status/955097857610207232 They don't have as many resources or combat experience as the YPG in Rojava, but they've also had years to prepare for a Turkish attack. So long as the primary thrust is by Salafist FSA flunkies they've got a fighting chance.
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Jan 21, 2018 18:46
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https://twitter.com/StefanieDekker/status/955128731273777152 https://twitter.com/Conflicts/status/955118353827487745 lmao
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Jan 21, 2018 18:52
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rudatron posted:what is it with technicals Heavy weapons platform that's way cheaper than a tank or a humvee.
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Jan 21, 2018 19:06
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enjoy your curse
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Jan 21, 2018 21:36
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pickup trucks also have enough bedspace to mound even heavier weapons than purpose-built infantry vehicles like the humvee can. An anti-aircraft gun with 20 or 40mm rounds is like being able to fire high velocity grenades that can penetrate mud walls from a kilometer away.
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Jan 22, 2018 02:55
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Sidakafitz posted:A humvee would look pretty silly with ZSU on top, I would think. A humvee is also more expensive and harder to get than a pickup truck. Toyota pickups are also just about the most reliable vehicle available. Humvees can be modified to carry lighter AA guns in the back, but you have to take off all the paneling and expose the crew anyway, so it's no different functionally from putting an AA gun on a pickup trick. rudatron posted:If your mounting an anti-infantry gun on the technical, the expectation is that you'll be using it on enemy emplacements, and therefore close enough to encounter return fire. Having no armor means its worthless for that role, because any returning fire will disable/destroy it. AA guns are anti-infantry guns, and you can burst fire with decent accuracy from kilometers away. Small arms just don't have that kind of reach. The ZSU-23 can be mounted in the back of a pickup truck and has an effective range of 2 miles. At that distance, the only real threat is from very accurate anti-materiel rifles, or ATGMs. The kind of armor on a humvee meant to block bullets won't protect you from a missile anyway. And if you're behind cover with only the weapon exposed it's nearly impossible to hit at long range. It's the most cost effective solution for mechanizing a militia. Pener Kropoopkin has issued a correction as of 04:55 on Jan 22, 2018 |
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Jan 22, 2018 04:47
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Frijolero posted:wow ISIS must've had a great time during Toyotathon 
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Jan 22, 2018 04:56
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ISIS could recruit fatties because they never have to get outside of a Toyota Hilux, so I doubt we'll have any problems.
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Jan 22, 2018 23:09
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Jan 23, 2018 06:41
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Jose posted:is abu hajaar more or less competent that the standard american conscript i wonder Their primary purpose is to be cannon fodder anyway, so it's equal. It's the hardcore veterans who are always the most valuable shock troops, not the volunteers from Belgium or the guys you press ganged for loitering in the wrong place & time. paul_soccer10 posted:What is Turkey's pretext to invade Afrin??? Turkey doesn't consider YPG to be distinct from the PKK, therefore Afrin is a terrorist statelet and needs to be pacified. Israel does have a commanding control of the Golan Heights, but there are militias and ISIS which control territories along the border of the Golan - and when the state retakes those territories by moving in their forces then tensions are gonna get high. Pener Kropoopkin has issued a correction as of 13:52 on Jan 23, 2018 |
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Jan 23, 2018 13:49
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https://twitter.com/ZeinakhodrAljaz/status/955959626335506432 Alternatively, it could mean they're talking about a counter-offensive into the Turkish occupied zone between Afrin and Rojava, which would take the pressure off.
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Jan 24, 2018 07:52
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If the YPG loses it means Afrin is going to be full of FSA Salafis, like another Idlib with Turkish flags. So after 4 days of ground operations, the FSA only controls a few villages in isolated pockets along the North and Northwestern borders of Afrin. It didn't make that much sense why they'd be making more headway there than from the east, but this guy fills in the geographic situation. https://twitter.com/QalaatAlMudiq/status/956135571663015937 https://twitter.com/QalaatAlMudiq/status/956141247823011846 Pener Kropoopkin has issued a correction as of 14:17 on Jan 24, 2018 |
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Jan 24, 2018 14:12
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Jose posted:are YPG doing so well because there are enough kurds for it and/or because they get enough western support or is it because they have a defined territory in Syria and thats all they're interested in? I'm just curious why they appear to be so successful compared to everyone else YPG in Afrin can't get as much support from the West because there's nowhere for supplies to come in, except the few places on the Turkish side of the border where there's a Kurdish majority. Their real strength is political, and the ability to marshal & coordinate self-defense units. Having a concentrated and defined majority population is what really cements their power. In the east it all came down to American air power and supplies, coupled with big open unpopulated territories where it's much easier to advance and take territory even while ISIS was booby trapping everything they could. If you mean, how can the YPG control all of that territory - then again their primary strength is political, and it's a non-sectarian politics which helps maintain cohesion.
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Jan 24, 2018 14:33
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Jose posted:i assume that assad and the YPG are essentially at a ceasefire as they both focus on different targets? For the most part, yes. They've always had bigger fish to fry. It's also never been in the YPG's interest to directly confront SAA forces, because they need the possibility to make a deal for autonomy. The SAA has attacked YPG before, but it's been sporadic and never lasts long. That's why the SAA only controls a tiny sliver of Al-Hasakah city now, since the YPG took most of it in a counter-attack a few years ago.
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Jan 24, 2018 14:49
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https://twitter.com/mutludc/status/956198875450179585 At 1:20 they survey the damage from an artillery shell coming through the roof of a house. https://twitter.com/NorthernStork/status/956195977383350272 Pener Kropoopkin has issued a correction as of 17:32 on Jan 24, 2018 |
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Jan 24, 2018 17:30
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https://twitter.com/SonKaleTurkiye2/status/956193272753524737 YPG hasn't been purely defensive, and has retaliated against Turkish artillery and air strikes. Rocket attacks into Turkey have been ongoing, and one of them hit a mosque in Kilis, killing 4 and injuring 20 people during prayers. Looking at the photo, it hit one of the domes. e: https://twitter.com/24Aleppo/status/956185254590545920 Aleppo 24 correspondent says protection units (YPG) are moving in convoys across the border of state controlled territory and Afrin. If this is true, then I'm not sure if it's actually SAA entering Afrin, or if they're just letting SDF/YPG through government territory, or if it's both. In any case, reinforcements flowing into Afrin will mean the Turkish offensive will be way more difficult than it should have been - and there's a good chance the YPG will actually win. Pener Kropoopkin has issued a correction as of 17:42 on Jan 24, 2018 |
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Jan 24, 2018 17:36
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https://twitter.com/Dalatrm/status/956108246011531264 the spice must flow babee e: https://twitter.com/HoseinMortada/status/956225094216486912 YPG in Afrin denies the Al-Mayadeen report that they agreed with the regime to let in the SAA. There must be some agreement reached though, if they're letting YPG travel through government territory. Pener Kropoopkin has issued a correction as of 19:59 on Jan 24, 2018 |
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Jan 24, 2018 19:56
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https://twitter.com/RudawEnglish/status/956505405374550016 It's good that this is finally happening, but if the low intensity war the Turks have been waging on the PKK isn't "an area of tension" then what the Hell is? Why didn't they suspend deliveries when the Turks invaded Syria for Operation Euphrates Shield? They're only doing this now because the Germans are afraid of their own Kurdish minority getting into fights with German Turks. https://twitter.com/yenisafakEN/status/956503192899956738 This is what years of German arms shipments actually look like.
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Lawman 0 posted:We already saw them slap fighting once in the streets no? German export Leopards have a much higher profile now that they're being used to attack the YPG directly. It's a public relations problem the German state won't be able to avoid.
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