August 27, 2014
By Magnitsky
The instagram account of a Russian soldier who has recently returned to base from fighting in the Ukraine reveals the rough number of casualties in 76th Airbourne regiment from Pskov and proves Russian activity on Ukrainian territory. There has recently been confirmation that members of the 76th Airbourne (VDV) regiment from Pskov were killed in…
August 26, 2014
Introduction: The total number of Belgian fighters who are or were in Syria and Iraq is stable at a total of 385. Two of them are known to be fighting in Iraq in the ranks of The Islamic State (IS / ISIS) The number of killed Belgians has risen to 32 in total. The number…
August 25, 2014
By Oryx
With the recent fall of Tabqa airbase in Northern Syria, the Islamic State has again gotten its hands on a massive amount of military equipment, which will certainly be used to further strengthen the Islamic State’s advance in the Middle East. Although all operational assets of the Syrian Arab Air Force (SyAAF) were evacuated…
August 24, 2014
By Oryx
After encountering some setbacks earlier on, Tabqa airbase finally fell to fighters of the Islamic State today. With only one Pro-Assadist obstacle remaining in Northern Syria, the Islamic State’s territorial continuity in Northern Syria is closer than ever. Tabqa is now the third airbase to have been captured by the Islamic State and is the…
August 20, 2014
Over the last year numerous attempts have been made to place the blame for the August 21st Sarin attacks in Damascus on opposition groups, in an attempt to deflect criticism away from the Syrian government. These attempts have come from various sources, but thanks to open source information it’s been possible to debunk these claims…
August 15, 2014
In an article published yesterday on the Arabic language news website ANHA, claims were made by local Kurdish groups in the town of Ayn al-Arab (also know as Kobanê) that during attacks by the Islamic State cluster munitions had been used. They warned against touching the unexploded submunitions, claiming an 11 year old child had been killed while handling one of…
August 13, 2014
By Nour Bakr
Since the most recent conflict in Gaza began, domestic pressure has been growing on the British Government to take a stronger stance towards Israel. In particular, the focus has been on demands to establish an arms embargo, or to a lesser extent to suspend a number of export licences for arms and components which Israel…
August 2, 2014
Introduction: After the re-establishment of the Caliphate on the first day of Ramadan 1435 AH, June 29th 2014 AD (covered here), the ISIS slick propaganda machine took things to a whole other level. The Islamic State, as it was henceforth called, has since published two issues of its new “glossy” magazine: Dābiq. In this post…
July 18, 2014
Since April 11th multiple chemical barrel bomb attacks have been reported in Syria, with many of them in and around the pro-opposition town of Kafr Zita. Locals have claimed chlorine gas was used, something that was supported by an investigation by the Daily Telegraph. Since late May there’s been no reports of chemical attacks until…
July 17, 2014
In the weeks and months after the August 21st Sarin attacks in Damascus there have been many theories about oppostion responsibility for the attacks from diverse sources including the conspiracy theorists, a nun, and a Pulitzer Prize winner. Some of these theories have been repeated by the Syrian government’s allies, in particular Russia, even though key…
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