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Thursday, April 30, 2015

Al-Qaeda force in Syria operating U.S.-origin M113 APC

Al-Qaeda affiliate Jabhat al-Nusra (JAN) promotional imagery depicting U.S.-origin M113A1 armored personnel carrier in use at a JAN training camp in Syria's Qalamoun region.

Crudely painted-over Lebanese Army marking seen on hull-side of M113A1, indicative of capture by JAN forces.

JAN-operated M113A1 armored personnel carrier being powered, with rear ramp door extended.

Al-Qaeda linked Jabhat al-Nusra (JAN) is currently finding battlefield success against Iran-allied Syrian Arab Republic forces, notably in Idlib Governorate.

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6 comments:

  1. interested partyApril 30, 2015 at 5:35 AM

    I'm still trying to get my head around the difference between JAN and IS. Ideologically speaking. What should I be reading? I understand they have clashed in the past. Are they likely to be allies then enemy's or vice versa?

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    1. UnknownApril 30, 2015 at 6:22 PM

      ISIS is more ruthless and more hollywood, so to speak. Also, Al-Nusra is mainly composed of Syrian Jihadists, whereas ISIS is multinational.

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  2. UnknownApril 30, 2015 at 6:19 PM

    I don't get it. Syria doesn't operate U.S weaponry, does it? Where did Al-Nusra get these armored personnel carriers from? Iraq, maybe?

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    1. Nader UskowiApril 30, 2015 at 6:34 PM

      Probably Lebanon.

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    2. UnknownApril 30, 2015 at 6:42 PM

      And they were able to transport them from Lebanon to Syria?

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    3. Nader UskowiApril 30, 2015 at 9:18 PM

      The Hezbollah might have some in Syria. But I have no idea how they got it.

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