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Mi-24 Hind: The Hungry Crocodile and why the Russian Mi-24 Hind is still a badass, from Afghanistan to Syria.

Mi-24 Hind: The Hungry Crocodile and why the Russian Mi-24 Hind is still a badass, from Afghanistan to Syria. The Russian Mi-24 Hind Deployed from 1972 onward, 42 variants have…

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Moscow and Ankara fail to reach a compromise on Syria. What Will Happen Next?

Talks have been ongoing for several days between Turkish and Russian diplomats at the Russian foreign ministry in Moscow. However, earlier on today, Erdogan announced that no compromise had been…

Is Turko Syrian war imminent? The offensive is at such a pace that map makers can barely cope, a map published one morning will be obsolete before sunset.

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Is the Turko Syrian war imminent?

Are we heading toward a Turko Syrian war? Are Ankara and Damascus on a collision course? The Syrian Offensive The SAA offensive in the province of Idlib is proceeding at…

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Turkish Observation Post in Syria and a Syrian T-72 popping up for a friendly cup of Tea (maybe).

Howdy neighbor! There are around 9 Turkish Observation Posts currently situated within Syrian controlled territory inside of the Idlib province. The Turkish servicemen manning those OPs are cut off from…

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Low flying Su-25 Frogfoot keeping an eye on the convoy in Syria, just like it did in Afghanistan in the 1980s. This is why the Su-25 Frogfoot is still a badass.

Flashback. It looks like a scene out of Afghanistan in the 1980’s when the Soviet were there, with a road convoy protected by low flying Frogfoot on overwatch. But those…

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Operation Peace Spring – Turkey’s Offensive Into North Syria. What’s Next?

On the 7th of October 2019, the White House announced that American forces would withdraw from Northern Syria, ahead of an anticipated Turkish military operation in the region. The response, worldwide, was of shock and disbelief: Were the Americans abandoning their loyal Kurdish allies? As the world watched on, Turkey launched Operation Peace Spring.

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That’s a lot of different flags for one checkpoint. You have American, Russian and the Syrian Flag. Read more about the drama evolved.

Yesterday afternoon, an incident involving Syrian and US personnel resulted in a tense situation, near Qamishli. It seems a US convoy was stopped at a Syrian army checkpoint near the…

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World War 3 Has Begun – In Syria

"World War 3" has started; because nuclear weapons are not involved, nobody appears to have noticed. Syria is a mess, we uncover the crisis.

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Hmeimim: Russian Airbase In Syria

The Hmeimim airbase has been the subject of a lot of attention in the past weeks with the Russian government signing a lease agreement approved by Damascus. What does it…

Syria Update: June 2017

Syria Update: June 2017. A lot has been happening in Syria over those past 6 months. It is time to do a little recap and analysis

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