Iraq & Syrian Civil Wars - Page 223

On September 08 2014 17:35 Sub40APM wrote:

Bulgaria? One of the biggest suppliers for America's Warsaw Pact armed allies?

On September 08 2014 12:07 Pr0wler wrote:
BTW it's really cute how NATO now forces everyone to spend 2% of GDP on defense for some reason. Instead of spending on something useful, suddenly we should all "upgrade" our defense to meet the "threats" from Islamic state and (maybe, not really) Russia. Guess who will sell us the new weapons and equipment .

On September 08 2014 23:38 heliusx wrote:


Then leave NATO? Or how about don't join a alliance if you don't want to follow the stipulations...

On September 09 2014 00:11 xDaunt wrote:

No kidding. And I think it's pretty clear who really foots the bill for NATO anyway.

On September 08 2014 23:03 Pr0wler wrote:

Not really. We have around 300M euro export of weapons per year. Most of it is going to Algeria, India, Iraq and Czech Republic. One of our biggest factories went bankrupt last year and had to cut staff... So yeah, not really.
Germany, USA, UK and France on the other hand though...

It's funny how now Turkey and NATO will have to help the Kurds and PKK after declaring them "terrorists and separatist". The wheel of history is a funny thing.

BAGHDAD — Members of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria attacked Sunni tribal fighters north of Baghdad early Monday, killing at least 17 people as the militants showed new determination to punish Sunnis who have resisted the ISIS onslaught into parts of northern Iraq.

Using an explosive-laden Humvee, apparently captured from the Iraqi Army, the militants assaulted an entrance to the town of Dhuluiya, about 50 miles north of Baghdad, according to local tribal leaders.

Some of the district’s most prominent Sunni tribes, including the Al-Jabour, have been openly fighting the Sunni extremists of ISIS for the last two months. The participation of Sunni fighters in the resistance to ISIS is seen as a key to halting its advance. Over the weekend, Sunni tribal fighters in Anbar Province joined Iraqi Army troops in attacking ISIS fighters in towns near the Haditha Dam as United States warplanes bombed the militants.

Sham Legion scores direct hit on landing Mi-8.

Full video of battle al-Mugheerat Subhan in Quneitra.

MOSCOW, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Russia's readiness to offer discounts on arms sales to Iraq has prompted the United States to step up military-technoligical cooperation with Baghdad, Iraqi ambassador to Russia Ismieal Shafiq Muhsin said Thursday.

"The Iraqi government has been focused on diversifying sources of weapons, and we have been open to signing contracts with any suppliers of weapons meeting the Iraqi army's criteria," Interfax news agency quoted Muhsin as saying.

He said Iraq had asked Moscow for more arms supplies amid increasing activities of militants from the Islamic State, an al- Qaeda's offshoot operating in the Syria and Iraq.

"The response (from Russia) was very quick, and therefore the United States also had to act with the same swiftness and seek to conclude arms contacts with us," said the diplomat.

Video: Rebels claiming siege broken in western Ghouta.

On September 11 2014 09:59 JudicatorHammurabi wrote:
This civil war has been a 3-year military coup in the making, joined by tens of thousands of barbaric Islamic extremists from every corner of the world where people think anything positive of Mohammad. I hate to accept it but I think Syria as a nation will not be in a good place within the next 6 years.

For Iraq on the other hand, there is a huge possibility to go one way or the other. The two greatest threats to stability in Iraq are 1) the Islamic State, and 2) Iran. The Islamic State is obvious why. With Iran, their influence and backing is literally what inspires all the crazy asshole Shiite clerics and terrorists who keep violence and sectarianism at the social and political levels alive and well, almost as well as former dictator Maliki did. The Iranians are entirely up to no good and like the Islamic State, they must be stopped.

I believe the only solution is to sanction and undermine terrorist nations in particular Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Qatar who are responsible for almost all the backbone and power that Islamic terrorist organizations have. It is the only way to bring stability and prosperity once again to places like Iraq and elsewhere in the Mideast.

Also, I saw a pretty good AMA and also an interview with Tim Arango, The New York Times’s Baghdad bureau chief, discussing the current situation in Iraq.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/09/world/middleeast/tim-arango-iraq-reddit-questions.html (contains link to the AMA)
http://www.npr.org/2014/09/10/347391620/islamic-state-was-fueled-by-epic-american-failure-in-iraq-reporter-says

On September 11 2014 10:10 ImFromPortugal wrote:



You just love Iran :D rly dude very thread about this subject (terrorism, middle east) you talk about your disdain for Iran.

On September 11 2014 10:19 JudicatorHammurabi wrote:

Dude, their infinite support for Islamic radicals and terrorist organizations comprises much of the problems plaguing Iraq since 2003. And considering Iran is very much related to terrorism and events in the Mideast, I think it's very important to discuss. And trust me, I don't dislike Iran at all. Especially not the people. However, the nation is led by a pariah regime whose sole focus is to create terrorism and undermine stability and peace in countries like Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon. Along with regimes like those in Saudi Arabia and Qatar, it is the root of the Mideast's problems.

On September 11 2014 10:27 ImFromPortugal wrote:


Sure.. but western countries do the same, the tools are just different. You see russia doing the same and annexing land, you see america building bases everywhere , funding terrorists and whoever they want to reach their goals.

On September 11 2014 10:19 JudicatorHammurabi wrote:

Dude, their infinite support for Islamic radicals and terrorist organizations comprises much of the problems plaguing Iraq since 2003. And considering Iran is very much related to terrorism and events in the Mideast, I think it's very important to discuss. And trust me, I don't dislike Iran at all. Especially not the people. However, the nation is led by a pariah regime whose sole focus is to create terrorism and undermine stability and peace in countries like Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon. Along with regimes like those in Saudi Arabia and Qatar, it is the root of the Mideast's problems.

On September 11 2014 10:59 JudicatorHammurabi wrote:

I'm very well aware of American imperialism and Russian border security conflicts. But this thread is about the Mideast, specifically Iraq and Syria, and while the US and Russia do not make it their primary focus to back Islamic terrorists to cause as much death and destruction as possible (if you want to get nitpicky, the US supports Islamic terrorists like most recently in Libya when it serves their political interests, not to enhance Islamism), rogue regimes in nations such as Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar do.