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Russian Intelligence Service: #US uses #terrorist groups to undermine situation in #Syria
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🚨🚨 HELP Syria 🚨🚨
Russian Intelligence Service: #US uses #terrorist groups to undermine situation in #Syria
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Russian Foreign Intelligence Service has announced that the #US continues to use #terrorist groups in #Syria to undermine positions of the Syrian government.
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“The Central Command of the #US forces is planning to form battalions of terrorists to carry out hostile acts against the legitimate #Syrian government”
-Director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service, Sergey Naryshkin-
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-Director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service, Sergey Naryshkin-
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#Iraq: The third nay'ah to the new caliph of IS, from IS in Iraq: another considerable photoset. Precise areas (Diyala, Kirkuk, etc) are not revealed, though I have suspicions.
Standard mix of AK variants, M4 Carbine, M16A2/A4, and uncommonly seen Vz. 58 V here. A rural cell.
Standard mix of AK variants, M4 Carbine, M16A2/A4, and uncommonly seen Vz. 58 V here. A rural cell.
Another very rural group, I suspect from #Kirkuk. Again no RPG but a collection of common (AK/M16) rifles, plus locally procured AR-15, captured (or sold) ex Iraqi Army Remington R4 and ex Federal Police VHS-D2 bullpups.
Oh, and an AKS-74U. High status cell?
Oh, and an AKS-74U. High status cell?
Another cell. If I was to guess, these are some of the guys who have been (attempting...) raids in Kirkuk recently and undertaking highway harassment. First look at PG-7V, plus more wrapped M16A4, PKM (w/ MG-1M barrel), M4. They're hiding some TWS🤌
#ISIS media campaign showing fighters pledging allegiance to new leader Abu al-Hassan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi is growing
Per @siteintelgroup new photo sets show fighters from:
#Syria
#Afghanistan
#Iraq (inclu. #Baghdad, #Saluhaddin)
#Libya
#Nigeria
#Pakistan
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Per @siteintelgroup new photo sets show fighters from:
#Syria
#Afghanistan
#Iraq (inclu. #Baghdad, #Saluhaddin)
#Libya
#Nigeria
#Pakistan
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Cont. - #ISIS media campaign posting new photos showing fighters pledges to Abu al-Hassan
#Sahel (#BurkinaFaso #Mali #Niger)
Earlier photo releases showed fighters giving bay'ah from:
#ISWAP
#Somalia
#Yemen
#EastAsia (#Philippines, #Indonesia)
#Iraq (#Kirkuk, #Anbar)
#Syria
#Sahel (#BurkinaFaso #Mali #Niger)
Earlier photo releases showed fighters giving bay'ah from:
#ISWAP
#Somalia
#Yemen
#EastAsia (#Philippines, #Indonesia)
#Iraq (#Kirkuk, #Anbar)
#Syria
Per @JihadoScope, #ISIS has issued 18 photo sets to date showing fighters pledging allegiance to Abu al-Hassan:
#Iraq (4)
#Nigeria (3)
#Syria
#Somalia
#Indonesia or #Philippines (for East Asia)
#Yemen
#Afghanistan
#Sahel - #Cameroon / #BurkinaFaso / #Mali / #Niger
#Pakistan
#Iraq (4)
#Nigeria (3)
#Syria
#Somalia
#Indonesia or #Philippines (for East Asia)
#Yemen
#Afghanistan
#Sahel - #Cameroon / #BurkinaFaso / #Mali / #Niger
#Pakistan
#ISIS names new leader, sounds a lot like the old leader
More on how the terror group is repeating some familiar patterns as it tries to recover from the death last month in NW #Syria of Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi...& the death of his top spokesman
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More on how the terror group is repeating some familiar patterns as it tries to recover from the death last month in NW #Syria of Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi...& the death of his top spokesman
voanews.com/a/islamic-stat…
NEW: @Reuters reporting the new #ISIS -announced by the nom-de-guerre Abu al-Hassan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi- is actually Juma Awad al-Badri
al-Badri is reportedly the brother of slain ISIS caliph Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
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al-Badri is reportedly the brother of slain ISIS caliph Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
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MORE: The campaign to solidify support behind new #ISIS leader Abu al-Hassan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi getting underway
Pledges of bay'ah coming now, and being disseminated online, from ISIS fighters in #Kirkuk #Iraq
courtesy of @JihadoScope
Pledges of bay'ah coming now, and being disseminated online, from ISIS fighters in #Kirkuk #Iraq
courtesy of @JihadoScope
NEW: Dead #ISIS leader was taking "extreme measures" for security prior to his death
Just released @UN report says one intel agency concluded Amir Muhammad Sa’id Abdal-Rahman al-#Mawla (aka Au Ibrahim al-Hashimi al #Qurashi) banned electronics from being carried in his vicinity
Just released @UN report says one intel agency concluded Amir Muhammad Sa’id Abdal-Rahman al-#Mawla (aka Au Ibrahim al-Hashimi al #Qurashi) banned electronics from being carried in his vicinity
JUST IN: #ISIS attacks in #Iraq #Syria up in April-June 2021 period compared to previous 3 months, per new @DoD_IG report
Warns reduction in violence at #alHol camp in Syria after #SDF sweep in April "may be only temporary" as ISIS retains a "strong presence" per @CENTCOM
Warns reduction in violence at #alHol camp in Syria after #SDF sweep in April "may be only temporary" as ISIS retains a "strong presence" per @CENTCOM
NEW: Just released @UN report warns of "heightened threats emerging" from #ISIS #alQaida affiliated groups worldwide
"This is especially true in parts of West and East #Africa" per the report, based on member state intelligence
"This is especially true in parts of West and East #Africa" per the report, based on member state intelligence
#ISIS announced that the Brigadier General of the #Syrian army and 6 soldiers were killed in the Deir ez-Zor desert.
Brigadier General Bashir Ismail, commander of the 137th Regiment of the 17th Division, was killed in ambush by ISIS cells while conducting reconnaissance and surveying in the desert of Al Mayadeen.
#ISIS announced that it has attacked the town of Agiri in the Nigerian state of Borno.
It is alleged that the attack was against a militia loyal to the Nigerian army, but there are no militias in the area.
There are armed villagers who do not pay allegiance to ISIS.
It is alleged that the attack was against a militia loyal to the Nigerian army, but there are no militias in the area.
There are armed villagers who do not pay allegiance to ISIS.
#Breaking
All security forces in #Baghdad are in high alerts, #Iraq’s PM @MAKadhimi orders Army to deploy in the city and move toward GreenZone .
All security forces in #Baghdad are in high alerts, #Iraq’s PM @MAKadhimi orders Army to deploy in the city and move toward GreenZone .
🔴 Today there was a meeting between Shia Factions in #Baghdad , the chief of #Iran’s elite Quds Force Esmail Qaani participated in this meeting.
Former PM @nourialmalikiiq asked all factions to dismiss a speaker @AlHaLboosii because they’re not agree with new election bill.
Former PM @nourialmalikiiq asked all factions to dismiss a speaker @AlHaLboosii because they’re not agree with new election bill.
At least 20 journalists are currently missing from countries in the Middle East and North Africa.
All but one of these journalists have disappeared from #Iraq, #Syria & #Lebanon.
Each is #MissingNotForgotten.
Learn their stories in the thread below ⤵️
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All but one of these journalists have disappeared from #Iraq, #Syria & #Lebanon.
Each is #MissingNotForgotten.
Learn their stories in the thread below ⤵️
cpj.org/campaigns/miss…
Samir Kassab, a Lebanese cameraman and photographer for @skynewsarabia, went missing in #Aleppo, #Syria, on Oct. 15, 2013, along with Mauritanian reporter Iszhak Ould Mokhtar and their driver.
They have not been heard from since.
#MissingNotForgotten
They have not been heard from since.
#MissingNotForgotten
Ishzak Ould Mokhtar, a Mauritanian reporter for @SkyNewsArabia_B, went missing in #Aleppo, #Syria, on Oct. 15, 2013.
"Our family has been unable to talk to him since he was abducted,” his brother told CPJ. The family is unable to confirm his whereabouts.
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"Our family has been unable to talk to him since he was abducted,” his brother told CPJ. The family is unable to confirm his whereabouts.
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US reassuring allies #ISIS, while still dangerous, is in decline in #Iraq #Syria
Number of attacks down year-on-year & have been "less complex, showing less sophistication, showing the organization remains under a lot of pressure" per @StateDept's Amb James Jeffrey
Number of attacks down year-on-year & have been "less complex, showing less sophistication, showing the organization remains under a lot of pressure" per @StateDept's Amb James Jeffrey
Why open source images can be rather revealing to arms ID nerds:
South of #Kirkuk: ISIS targets "gatherings of Shiites" with a rather new mortar, rather similar to existing Yugo-derived designs.
Note that it isn't properly bedded in, meaning a "shoot and scoot" attack.
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South of #Kirkuk: ISIS targets "gatherings of Shiites" with a rather new mortar, rather similar to existing Yugo-derived designs.
Note that it isn't properly bedded in, meaning a "shoot and scoot" attack.
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Here's the mortar bombs they launched, which are also absolutely brand new. These are 81mm M91 with AZ111A2 pattern fuzes, made by Iran. As Iranian materiel is so common locally, this is no surprise.
(See an M91 w/ AZ111A2 from the MV Francop seizure back in 2009)
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(See an M91 w/ AZ111A2 from the MV Francop seizure back in 2009)
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However, I do have a question- just how are IS sourcing Iranian ammo that's clearly marked to have been made in what appears to be 2018, 2019, or 2016?
Maybe from caches, from IS' time of territorial control?
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Maybe from caches, from IS' time of territorial control?
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Reports, rumors, in Iraq say warplanes were heard over Anbar in wake of attack on Taji base which reportedly killed several Coalition members and wounded others. At least 15 rockets fell. #breakingnews
What WE KNOW; Two US and one British personnel # have been killed in a rocket attack on Taji in Iraq, a US Defense official said. Also Iran’s Ali Shamkhani was in Iraq to coordinate removal of US FORCES this week.
We know that Harakat Hezbollah has threatened the “countdown” to remove US FORCES, see @Nasralshammari and also Akram Kaabi and Abu Ali al-Askari have warned US. Sadr slammed US for coronavirus today.
Spox of the commander of #Iraq’s Armed Forces, said during a live interview on state television, the U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper informed the Iraqi Prime Minister half an hour prior to the US airstrikes against #Iran-backed militia positions. #Hezbollah
According to the Spox, Esper told #Iraq's PM that the targeted groups are "suspected by the Americans of launching rockets at the K1 base in #Kirkuk which led to the killing of an American contractor and wounded a number of Americans and Iraqis.”. #Iran
Spox said that #Iraq's PM "expressed his strong objection to this unilateral decision and his concern that it would lead to further escalation and demanded that he [Esper] stop it [airstrikes] immediately.”. #Iran #Hezbollah
9. The legacy of US, UK, Australia, Poland and NATO in Iraq
#Iraq #CrimesAgainstHumanity #WarCrimes #CrimesAgainstChildren
#Iraq #CrimesAgainstHumanity #WarCrimes #CrimesAgainstChildren
2. The legacy of US, UK, Australia, Poland and NATO in Iraq 🤨👇🏼
8. The legacy of US, UK, Australia, Poland and NATO in Iraq
#Iraq #CrimesAgainstHumanity #WarCrimes #CrimesAgainstChildren
#Iraq #CrimesAgainstHumanity #WarCrimes #CrimesAgainstChildren
2. The legacy of US, UK, Australia, Poland and NATO in Iraq 🤨👇🏼
7. The legacy of US, UK, Australia, Poland and NATO in Iraq
#Iraq #CrimesAgainstHumanity #WarCrimes #CrimesAgainstChildren
#Iraq #CrimesAgainstHumanity #WarCrimes #CrimesAgainstChildren
2. The legacy of US, UK, Australia, Poland and NATO in Iraq 🤨👇🏼
4. The legacy of US, UK, Australia, Poland and NATO in Iraq
#Iraq #CrimesAgainstHumanity #WarCrimes #CrimesAgainstChildren
#Iraq #CrimesAgainstHumanity #WarCrimes #CrimesAgainstChildren
2. The legacy of US, UK, Australia, Poland and NATO in Iraq 🤨👇🏼
Its here - the ISW report warning that #ISIS is back in #Iraq & #Syria
From me with @thestudyofwar’s Brandon Wallace & Jason Zhou
Full report available online here: understandingwar.org/report/isiss-s…
Key points & graphics to follow
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From me with @thestudyofwar’s Brandon Wallace & Jason Zhou
Full report available online here: understandingwar.org/report/isiss-s…
Key points & graphics to follow
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#ISIS's "remnants" are much stronger than al Qaeda in Iraq (AQI/ISI) was when US forces withdrew from Iraq in 2011
ISIS has ~30K fighters. AQI had ~1K
ISIS has relatively intact leadership; AQIs was decimated
This chart gives a rough overall comparison (sources in report)
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ISIS has ~30K fighters. AQI had ~1K
ISIS has relatively intact leadership; AQIs was decimated
This chart gives a rough overall comparison (sources in report)
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IMPORTANTE
La #Turchia bombarda #Sinjar ed uccide Mam Zaki, uno degli eroi che salvò decine di migliaia di #ezidi dal genocidio dell'#ISIS.
#thread
La #Turchia bombarda #Sinjar ed uccide Mam Zaki, uno degli eroi che salvò decine di migliaia di #ezidi dal genocidio dell'#ISIS.
#thread
Make no mistake - the #ISIS problem is a long, long way from going away, in both #Syria & #Iraq.
Raids, ambushes, assassinations, IEDs, kidnappings, extortion/intimidation etc. It’s all continuing, while everyone proclaims “victory” and the fight [near] “over."
Raids, ambushes, assassinations, IEDs, kidnappings, extortion/intimidation etc. It’s all continuing, while everyone proclaims “victory” and the fight [near] “over."
#ISIS is back to bombings, assassinations, kidnappings across #Diyala, #Kirkuk & Salah ad Din - in scenes eerily reminiscent of 2011-2014.
This has been building for weeks, but thanks @LizSly for bringing more attention - the fight is **far** from over.
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This has been building for weeks, but thanks @LizSly for bringing more attention - the fight is **far** from over.
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@LizSly Former #Iraq-i National Security Advisor al-Rubaie:
- “There's going to be an imminent resurgence of #ISIS. You can see it in the records & the intelligence reports”
More deeply worrying reports, this time from @AbdoGeneive:
reuters.com/article/us-abd…
- “There's going to be an imminent resurgence of #ISIS. You can see it in the records & the intelligence reports”
More deeply worrying reports, this time from @AbdoGeneive:
reuters.com/article/us-abd…
#Iraq: Unofficial election results show big loss for SOL of former PM Maliki. Also lost big time is al-Hikma of S. Ammar al-Hakim. Sadr Movement’s alliance strategy succeeded in adding more gains to those guaranteed by traditional loyalty. (1)
PM Abadi is a close winner, thanks to incumbency factor, use of gov. resources, & alliance wiyh big fish. But still, nowhere near how Maliki performed with same advantages in 2014. PM Abadi will need to make very painful compromises to secure 2nd term. (2)
The Fath (PMFs) coalition performed as expected. Popularity acquired by fighting against ISIS paid off very handsomely. Along with the Sadr Movement, they will have a special seat at the negotiation table. (3)
