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6 Aug, 4 tweets, 3 min read
#Lebanon Really good image of a covert Hezbollah 122mm MRL used to fire rockets from #Hasbaya into Israel. It's a rather compact 32-tube launcher hidden in a civilian truck, w/ cloth cover. Probably hydraulically raised. Hezb a step above militia factions in Iraq, though similar. Image
Some video from the scene; seems the vehicle was found/intercepted after the rockets (10-15 apparently) were fired into the Golan. You can see that 11 rockets remained unfired, Hezb possibly intending to fire again after relocation.

📽via @putintintin1

@putintintin1 The video was removed, but here's another source of the same thing.

Additional angles of the MRL, which is probably the most interesting thing I have seen for weeks. Quite professionally made, note "RM-50" writting, which while similar to the Czech RM-70 factory MRL has unknown significance to me. Seems that the 122mm rockets (may) vary in type. ImageImageImage

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8 Aug
[THREAD] #Balochistan: The BLA released 2 long videos on their attack in Marwaar, #Bolan, on May 31st 2021. This was against a large Pakistani Frontier Corps post and involved an attack team of around 30+ insurgents. Although the attack was typical, it was larger than usual.

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BLA fighters went through detailed planning including using a model to plan movements, point out guard towers, local terrain, etc. Seems that the planning took place fairly far away from FC post, with the fighters then travelling. Note AKs, Zastava M84, PG-7V, PSL, SVD, etc.

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#Afghanistan: IS K released a new video, 4th in the ISIS release series ("Makers of Epic Battles"). Here's a hopefully decent breakdown.

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Much of the video focuses on two main themes. First, the urban/semi-urban attacks against the ANA, ANP and others in Jalalabad and Kabul. To this end we see a lot of close in attacks with small arms, IEDs, 107mm etc. They're pretty operationally effective, but nothing new.

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#Idlib: Ansar al Tawhid released a new video about their use of artillery, repurposed tank guns, mortars, IRAMs and more against the SAA.

The video is pretty large and combines a lot of different systems, so I will go over them part by part.

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The group is heavily leaning into it's role as artillery specialists. First sup, we get a really good view at their use of truck-mounted 115m U-5TS main guns, which have been extracted from T-62 tanks. They only have a few of these trucks, and only 2 different ones are seen.

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26 Jun
#Nigeria IS West Africa released new video, covering JAS (Jamā'at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da'wah wa'l-Jihād) fighters pledging allegience (bay'ah) to IS & the Caliph, joining ISWA, making statements to local+wider communities, & lastly fighting with ISWA against NA near Firgi, Bama.
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#Nigeria: Another photoset from an ISWA attack against police and NGO in Gujba, S. of Damaturu, #Yobe.

I will note some aspects of value below 👇

(In this image we see AKM & RPG-7 with Bulgarian OG-7V/OGi-7MA captured from the Nigerian army; standard weapons)

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#Nigeria: ISWA images from a rather large attack in Chobol, just NW of Maiduguri, against the NA.

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