More Videos Of Croatian Weapons With Non-FSA Islamists, Salafists, and Jihadists
A couple of videos have caught my eye today that yet again show weapons from Croatia, supposedly provided to FSA groups "viewed as nationalist and secular", turning up with groups that it's unlikely...
View ArticleCroatian Weapons Arrive In Homs
When Croatian weapons, provided by Saudi Arabia, first appeared a number of people noted that while the weapons had been sighted in Daraa, Idlib, Aleppo, and Deir Ez Zor, they hadn't appeared in Homs,...
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State TV Shows MANPADS And French MILAN AT Missiles Captured From Syrian...
The below video from Syrian State TV shows various weapons and ammunition reportedly captured from opposition fighters in the Hama region. Among the dozens of large mortar rounds, thousands of bullets,...
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Evidence Of Jabhat al-Nusra With Croatian Weapons
In recent weeks I've been tracking the spread of arms purchased from Croatia by Saudi Arabia which were then sent to what were meant to be moderate Free Syrian Army groups via Jordan. Already there's...
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A Great Example Of How Not To Write About Chemical Weapons And Arms In Syria
When I started this blog one of the rules I set myself was only to publish information I was sure was correct, and if I was unclear on a point I would make that clear in the post. In the case of arms...
View ArticleHackgate - Springwatch
A summary of recent events and what to watch out for from my regular contributor.1 Kavanagh's replacement?No, not Trevor. As discussed here back in January, all Hackgate investigations were quietly...
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Another Case Of Weapons Mis-Identification In The Media - "British AS-50s" On...
Today I've seen people getting very excited about this following video, showing a large caliber rifleMuch of the excitement around this video is thanks to this Al-Arabiya article, which claims the...
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Unexploded Cluster Bomblets Repurposed As DIY Mortar Bombs
Back in November I wrote about unexploded cluster bomblets being repurposed as warheads for DIY rockets, and now we have this video showing bomblets being used as DIY mortar bombsAlthough the video is...
View ArticleDIY Weapons In Syria
Some of you may not know I've been putting together a collection of Youtube playlists, in an attempt to categorise the many videos coming out of Syria. One list I've been working on is DIY weapons in...
View ArticleEarly Signs Of The "Aleppoisation" Of Southern Syria
Since the arrival of weapons purchased from Croatia by Saudi Arabia, and smuggled into Syria from Jordan, there's been a significant increase in opposition activity in the south of the country,...
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Video Claims To Show The Moment Of Mohammad Al-Bouti's Assassination
A very unusual video has been posted online today that claims to show the assassination Dr. Mohammad Said Ramadan al-Bouti, who was reportedly killed in a suicide attack in Damascus on March 22nd...
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Questions Of Authenticity Over The Al-Bhouti Assassination Video
Last night I posted about this video claiming to show the assassination of Dr. Mohammad Said Ramadan al-BoutiSince then, a couple of people have highlighted claims that the video was faked, the first...
View ArticleDIY Weapons In Syria - The Mobile Mortar Battery
Along with DIY rockets and grenades, one of the most widely produced weapons in Syria are DIY mortars. At this stage in the conflict DIY mortars and their ammunition are being produced on a very large...
View ArticleA New Scud-Type Warhead Appears Across Syria
On February 26th of this year the following video from Aleppo was posted on YoutubeWhat this appears to be is a cargo warhead for a large rocket or missile, designed to carry a payload such as cluster...
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Scud-B Missile Remains Filmed Near Raqqa
The following video has been posted by activists in the city of Raqqa, showing the remains of a badly damaged missile (thanks to Mads Dahl)Fortunately there's enough of the missile to come up with an...
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Parachute Retarded Bombs Deployed In Syria
Over the past few months a new family of bombs have been deployed in Syria, with the following videos giving clear examples of them at workAt the same time a number of videos have been appearing...
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Video Shows Syrian Rebels Attacking Lebanese Territory
This following video, posted online yesterday, shows what are claimed to be attacks on Hezbollah positions in Syria and Lebanon by Syrian opposition membersThis would obviously be quite significant if...
View ArticleThe Brown Moses Blog Fundraiser Launches!
A number of you may already know that a couple of weeks ago I was offered a position as an open source analyst which would have required me to give up work Syria, and other related topics, effectively...
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New Anti-Tank Weapons From Czechoslovakia Appear In Syria
As regular readers of the blog are probably aware, I've been writing a lot about weapons from the former-Yugoslavia appearing in Syria, but it appears they've now been joined by weapons originating...
View ArticleAnti-Material Rifles In Syria
One type of weapon that is repeatedly sent to me for identification is the anti-material rifle, three types of which have been sighted in Syria. Here's a quick reference guide to all three.OSV-96A...
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