2017-06-09 at 5:58 AM UTC
Never mind, outdated info.
2017-06-09 at 6:16 AM UTC
aldra
JIDF Controlled Opposition
Yeah, some of them. For the most part they seem to be hiring cheap, poorly-trained African troops (seen a few videos lately of Somalian and CAR mercenaries being mowed down) as a ground force. Their airforce is mostly either their own soldiers trained by (and advised by) the US or UK or people hired directly from countries with a functioning and experienced airforce.
I don't know if they have their own SOF detachments (that they'd have to get from someone like Blackwater/Academi) because most of those attacks in Yemen have been typically attributed to the US.
2017-06-09 at 6:18 AM UTC
aldra
JIDF Controlled Opposition
*Judging from the few posts of people who've been conscripted, Saudi/UAE's domestic conscripts seem to largely go to defensive or support roles.
2017-06-09 at 8:24 AM UTC
aldra
JIDF Controlled Opposition
SYRIA - Amusingly high numbers of FSA fighters have been defecting to the SAA these last few days; 25 from Sultan Murad apparently deserted today
Also I'm hearing that the SDF are facing very little resistance from ISIS when pushing into Raqqa due to some deal made - still trying to find details. Even then, six were killed by ISIS snipers today.
Post last edited by aldra at 2017-06-09T08:26:28.322559+00:00
2017-06-09 at 11:06 AM UTC
Wait, so now the US is arming both sides? Or arming one side to try to take down the other side (which they created)in a proxy war? Did they not learn anything from the Lusitania?
That would be like Trump though. See a conflict? Make money off it.
But arming the literal fucking founders of radical Islam? Really?
Post last edited by Kolokol-1 at 2017-06-09T11:08:47.010858+00:00
2017-06-09 at 3:56 PM UTC
aldra
JIDF Controlled Opposition
SYRIA - Oh shit the SAA have made it to the Al-Tanf border crossing where the US SOF are, this is huge
2017-06-09 at 4:54 PM UTC
aldra
JIDF Controlled Opposition
don't draw cocks in here please
2017-06-10 at 4:53 AM UTC
Nil
African Astronaut
[the overexcited four-footed chanar]
I always felt like the saker and southfront were russian fronts, but not like %100 sure. Probably just the feeling of mainstream media propaganda mindfucking. I'll read it.
2017-06-10 at 5:01 AM UTC
aldra
JIDF Controlled Opposition
Saker actually used to be a Russian military analyst so there's some bias in there but I've read a lot of his articles and haven't seen anything inaccurate. He has taken a few pro-Russian rumours at face value, but that's pretty mild when it comes to media bias
South Front is just reporting on territories gained and lost for the most part, their data largely comes from government sources so they get smeared for that
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2017-06-11 at 8:16 AM UTC
aldra
JIDF Controlled Opposition
IRAQ - I've seen conflicting reports; some say that White Phosphorous is being used extensively to break ISIS positions, others say it's not been used at all. I'm leaning toward it being either propaganda or misidentifying weapons as I've not seen any photographic or video evidence yet.
SYRIA - So... The SAA and pals cutting a path to the Iraq and Jordan borders have an even bigger implication - Israel was apparently preparing for another war to take more land near the Golan (specifically around the Dara'a governate), but now that Syria, and by extension Hezbullah (who are now a highly effective light-infantry army) have a direct land route to Iran, and now even they understand they can't just bomb supply convoys with impunity anymore.
