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"Guilty Until Proven Innocent." An Escapee’s Tale. On the... 23 Aug 2013 | 05:30 am
"Guilty Until Proven Innocent." An Escapee’s Tale. On the NYT, the account of an American freelance photographer held for seven months in jihadi rebel prisons in Syria. Matthew Schrier, 35, (above, n...
Syrian Rebels With D-30 Howitzers. This is an interesting data... 13 Aug 2013 | 07:32 pm
Syrian Rebels With D-30 Howitzers. This is an interesting data point. The D-30 was originally a Russian (mid-Soviet) design but has been owned by many nations over the past decades and knocked off.....
Sudan Sells Arms For Syria Rebels. …and tries to obscure... 13 Aug 2013 | 06:54 pm
Sudan Sells Arms For Syria Rebels. …and tries to obscure the transfers. Above, an FN-6 missile tube, with its serial number and other identifying information marked over by spray paint. Sudan, ri.....
The Watchtower, II. Video of Mudar Abu Ali, the organizer and... 6 Aug 2013 | 08:21 pm
The Watchtower, II. Video of Mudar Abu Ali, the organizer and voice of a Syrian rebel spotter network. To accompany this report on the NYT. In this sequence, one of many, Mudar is calling to sp...
Battlefield Update: The Rebel Spotters of Northern Syria. The... 6 Aug 2013 | 06:39 pm
Battlefield Update: The Rebel Spotters of Northern Syria. The man, and mechanics, behind the human early warning system that shadows the conventional forces of President Bashar al-Assad in a large sl...
Battlefield Update: Heat-Seeking Anti-Aircaft Missiles in... 24 Jul 2013 | 07:25 pm
Battlefield Update: Heat-Seeking Anti-Aircaft Missiles in Syria. The risky weapon system that rebels believe they need. Overview of the weapons’ circulation in the conflict, and the arguments for an...
Powerless at Sea. Nighttime on Nebraska Shoal, and a small... 18 Jul 2013 | 01:39 am
Powerless at Sea. Nighttime on Nebraska Shoal, and a small problem that could have caused big trouble. On Field & Stream, a look at why preparing for nights on the Atlantic has much in common with pr...
The Quiet Cynicism of an Arms-Selling Nation. On the At War... 9 Jul 2013 | 11:02 pm
The Quiet Cynicism of an Arms-Selling Nation. On the At War blog, an update on Belgium’s long arms trade with Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi’s Libya, via a formerly secret diplomatic cable. Belgium — selli...
A Mystery, Partially Solved. Q: Who has shipped Chinese-made... 30 Jun 2013 | 09:24 pm
A Mystery, Partially Solved. Q: Who has shipped Chinese-made heat-seeking anti-aircraft missiles to antigovernment fighters in Syria this year? A: Qatar. The shipments have raised concerns in the W....
More of Colonel Qaddafi’s Former Ordnance Stock With... 22 Jun 2013 | 09:04 am
More of Colonel Qaddafi’s Former Ordnance Stock With Syria’s Rebels. These are cases of 120-mm high-explosive fragmentation mortar rounds, They were documented by Kurt Pelda in Saraqib, Syria in late...
