| Tango01 | 28 Aug 2014 9:53 p.m. PST |
…Wars In The Middle East. "As fighters for the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria continue to seize territory, the group has quietly built an effective management structure of mostly middle-aged Iraqis overseeing departments of finance, arms, local governance, military operations and recruitment. At the top the organization is the self-declared leader of all Muslims, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, a radical chief executive officer of sorts, who handpicked many of his deputies from among the men he met while a prisoner in American custody at the Camp Bucca detention center a decade ago. He had a preference for military men, and so his leadership team includes many officers from Saddam Hussein's long-disbanded army…"
Full article here
link Amicalement
Armand |
| Cyrus the Great | 28 Aug 2014 11:37 p.m. PST |
Like adding 1+1 and getting 2. |
| Pete Melvin | 29 Aug 2014 2:19 a.m. PST |
Is the answer "What is Blowback?" Alex? |
 Legion 4   | 29 Aug 2014 7:36 a.m. PST |
So I don't get DELETED again, all I'll say is GHQ makes a lot of models you can use to play this conflict … |
| Tony58 | 29 Aug 2014 11:16 a.m. PST |
Try this: link Also, does anyone want to see my picture of, err, oh never mind :) TMP link |
| Lion in the Stars | 29 Aug 2014 11:23 a.m. PST |
They might be winning battles, but the extreme version of Sharia that they're pushing is making elements of the occupied population turn against them. Ironically, if ISIS had pushed a slower implementation of Sharia, they'd probably be welcomed by most of the occupied population that is currently very upset with them. Basic rule of insurgency warfare, applies to both sides: make sure the locals hate you less than they hate the other guy. |
| Tony58 | 29 Aug 2014 11:44 a.m. PST |
They might be winning battles, but the extreme version of Sharia that they're pushing is making elements of the occupied population turn against them. Ironically, if ISIS had pushed a slower implementation of Sharia, they'd probably be welcomed by most of the occupied population that is currently very upset with them. Basic rule of insurgency warfare, applies to both sides: make sure the locals hate you less than they hate the other guy. This is no normal insurgency, this is the 1st. steps to worldwide rule!
We live in the strangest of times! Game this as WW3 'The Begining of the End!' ISIS or ISIL are everywhere, they have infiltrators in the West & many governments by proxy! Just Google it. |
| Tony58 | 29 Aug 2014 12:01 p.m. PST |
Another dimension to this is: ISIS Laptop Shows Plans for Biological Attacks
link How you game this, anyone? |
| Tony58 | 29 Aug 2014 12:18 p.m. PST |
And behind it all is the desire for the End of the World! YouTube link The building of Bayt al-Maqdis (al-Aqsa in Jerusalem) will be followed by the destruction of Yathrib (Madinah), which will be followed by a fierce battle (great war), which will be followed by the conquest of Rome, which will be followed by the appearance of the Dajjal [Antichrist]." – The "prophet" of Islam,Translation of Sunan Abu-Dawud, Battles (Kitab Al-Malahim), Book 37, Number 4281. Note, I don't vouch for all the claims on this site by far. But, find it informative. link |
| Legion 4 | 30 Aug 2014 8:09 a.m. PST |
On the plus side … It appears US CAS in support of the Kurds and log support from the US, UK, France, Germany and a few others is having some effect … But again, you can get most of the models to play this conflict from GHQ … |
| coopman | 30 Aug 2014 5:45 p.m. PST |
I think that everyone's eyes are finally beginning to open with regards to the threat that these guys pose. They are NOT a regional threat – they are a worldwide threat. |
| Legion 4 | 01 Sep 2014 7:28 a.m. PST |
Aussies are also flying supply drops too … They usually always show up when there is trouble …  |
| Deadone | 04 Sep 2014 11:28 p.m. PST |
Aussies are also flying supply drops too … They usually always show up when there is trouble We love showing Uncle Sam how much we love him. It's kinda like these two: :P
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| Legion 4 | 05 Sep 2014 11:38 a.m. PST |
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| Mithmee | 05 Sep 2014 5:34 p.m. PST |
but the extreme version of Sharia that they're pushing is making elements of the occupied population turn against them Well maybe, but if you take half of them and either cut their heads off or put them into a ditch and shoot them tends to put a stop to this. Oh and then you take the other half and make sex slaves out of them. End of protests. |
thinks Mark's work is among the best available for all-around gaming and painting.
