| Tango01 | 30 Apr 2015 11:08 p.m. PST |
…'Graduation Ceremony' Featuring 1,700 Soldiers And A Fleet Of Armoured Tanks. "Jaysh Al-Islam fights against government soldiers in Syrian city of Damascus
* Made up of around '60 rebel factions', it also opposes Islamist groups like ISIS
* Held the 'largest military parade witnessed' since start of the Syrian revolution
* Saudi Arabia is 'funding the group with millions of dollars in arms and training' A militant group which opposes both ISIS and the Syrian regime has released a striking video showing off 1,700 troops, fleet of armoured tanks and special forces soldiers in an impressive military parade. These men form a small part of Jaysh Al-Islam – or Army of Islam – who reportedly command as many as 25,000 loyal fighters following the merger of up to 60 rebel factions inside Syria. Dozens of masked special units show off a range of skills including close-range combat in what the group claims is the 'largest military parade witnessed' since the dawn of the Syrian revolution in 2011…"
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| Samuel McAdorey | 30 Apr 2015 11:22 p.m. PST |
Probably the closest we'll come to finding a side to cheer for in Syria. |
| Noble713 | 01 May 2015 2:22 a.m. PST |
Hardly. Jaysh Al-Islam has a history of cooperation with Al-Nusra front, who are closely allied with al Qaeda. These guys are still Salafis, just slightly less extreme than the other butchers. |
| zippyfusenet | 01 May 2015 4:21 a.m. PST |
I counted four armored vehicles, three of which were tracked, including two actual tanks. That's more than none, but not much of a 'fleet'. I wonder who is funding, training and supplying this faction? Qatar? Saudi? Turks? Us? |
| Mikasa | 01 May 2015 7:27 a.m. PST |
The west will no doubt end up fighting whoever wins |
 Legion 4  | 01 May 2015 7:56 a.m. PST |
Jaysh Al-Islam has a history of cooperation with Al-Nusra front, who are closely allied with al Qaeda. These guys are still Salafis, just slightly less extreme than the other butchers.
Very sad but true … So these guys will or are on the US/Coalition target list. Now … or in the future ? At this point, Syria is a target rich environment. You can't swing a dead islamists jihadi without hitting some "bad guys" …  |
| Oddball | 01 May 2015 5:47 p.m. PST |
I have determined that the policy of 9 to the front, 6 to the rear, is not how they do it there. I've seen boy scout troops that have better formation marches than some of these guys. Arms at different heights, out of step, dressing to the right, my DI would have had their heads. |
| CFeicht | 02 May 2015 6:57 a.m. PST |
The chairs in the reviewing stands were made by IKEA. |
| CFeicht | 02 May 2015 6:58 a.m. PST |
Maybe they can't march to your DI's specifications, but they sure can fight. |
| Legion 4 | 02 May 2015 9:15 a.m. PST |
Sure, when they believe that if they die fighting/be martyred for their God. In their God's name, that they will go to Paradise. Is similar somewhat to the IJF's mind set throughout most of WWII. In both cases, they will fight and die … "gladly" … |
looks for scenario material in a World War IV boardgame.