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The Oryx Handbook of Iranian Drones
The goal of this list is to comprehensively catalogue Iran's past and current inventory of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and their armament. In an effort to streamline the list and avoid unnecessary...
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Back and Forth: How the Islamic State retook Tadmur
The ancient city of Palmyra has become a symbol in the world's fight against the Islamic State. It represents one of the few places where every (non-IS) party agrees on the ultimate fate of the city...
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List of Iranian Arms and Equipment Supplied to Houthi Militants in Yemen...
This list only includes Iranian-supplied arms and equipment supplied to Houthi militants in Yemen or interdicted on the way to Yemen after the 2015 Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen.Notes:- Iran...
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The Oryx Handbook of Iranian Ballistic Missiles and Artillery Rockets
Notes:- If several configurations of a missile, rocket or launcher are known, they are added as such.- The part within the apostrophes refers to other designations or an unofficial designation.- When...
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See the Mobile Battle Fortresses Islamic State used around Mosul
The war against Islamic State in Iraq has seen a myriad of DIY designs come to life as factions attempted to improve their firepower to gain the advantage over the enemy. The Islamic State (IS) is...
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Photo Report: The Syrian Arab Army (1)
By Stijn MitzerThe following images were taken during Syrian Arab Army exercises over the past several years, including the large-scale exercise involving all branches of the Syrian Armed Forces in...
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The Oryx Handbook of Iranian Fighting Vehicles
By Stijn Mitzer The goal of this list is to comprehensively catalogue Iran's past and current inventory of vehicles and equipment. In an effort to streamline the list and avoid unnecessary confusion,...
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Back and Forth: How the Islamic State retook Tadmur
By Stijn MitzerThe ancient city of Palmyra has become a symbol in the world's fight against the Islamic State. It represents one of the few places where every (non-IS) party agrees on the ultimate fate...
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This was the Islamic State's Beast of Mosul
By Stijn Mitzer There it was, what looked to be a tram or an armoured battle wagon parked under a tree in the town of Bawiza, North of Mosul in November 2016. Abandoned by its previous owners, this...
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Striking from the Dark, Jaish al-Islam fires Iranian Zelzal-2 rockets
By Stijn MitzerJaish al-Islam has once again secured its place in the spotlight after firing at least two Iranian Zelzal-2 artillery rockets against regime positions in Syria on the 6th of March 2017....
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Book Review: MiG-23 Flogger in the Middle East by Tom Cooper
By Stijn MitzerAlthough many military enthusiasts spend hours scrounging local markets and shops for any interesting books on past and current military affairs to add to their evergrowing collection of...
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Syria Rearms: Russian deliveries of BMP-2s and 2S9s arrive
By Stijn MitzerAfter the first deliveryof T-62Ms and BMP-1s to the Syrian Arab Army earlier this year, new imagery coming out of Syria has now revealed that more types of armoured fighting vehicles...
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Rearming Syria: Russian deliveries of T-62MVs and BRM-1Ks arrive
By Stijn MitzerAfter the deliveryof T-62Ms, BMP-1s, BMP-2s and at least one 2S9 to the Syrian Arab Army since early 2017, new imagery and combat footage coming out of Syria's Idlib Governorate has now...
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The Idlib Turkey Shoot: The Destruction and Capture of Vehicles and Equipment...
By Stijn Mitzer in collaboration with Calibre ObscuraTurkish air and ground strikes which commenced late on the 27th of February 2020 on positions of the Syrian Arab Army (SyAA) and affiliated forces...
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In aid of Juche: how Cuban anti-submarine helicopters ended up in North Korea
By Joost Oliemans and Stijn MitzerNovel information featured in one of our articles for NK News detail the procurement of at least six anti-submarine helicopters from Cuba, once again showing North...
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SyrianAir's Boeing 747SPs, A Rare Beast Disappears
By Stijn MitzerAs SyrianAir continues its operations out of the war-thorn country of Syria, the airline's venerable Boeing 747SP aircraft have been notable absentees on the few remaining routes and...
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SyrianAir’s A340 marks two years of successful operations
By Stijn MitzerWith SyrianAir's sole A340 aircraft marking more than two years of successful operations to destinations in North Africa, the Middle East and Russia, photos posted on SyrianAir's website...
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The Fight For Nagorno-Karabakh: Documenting Losses on The Sides Of Armenia...
By Stijn Mitzer in collaboration with Jakub JanovskyArmed clashes which commenced early in the morning of the 27th of September 2020 over the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh have so far caused...
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Inconvenient arms: North Korean weapons in the Middle East
By Joost Oliemans and Stijn Mitzer Over time, stories detailing North Korea's arms exports to countries in the Middle East have become more and more common. Though any military link to the DPRK is...
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The Navy That Sank Itself - Guinea’s Soviet Bogomol Class Patrol Boats
By Stijn MitzerGuinea-Conakry, officially the Republic of Guinea, is a French-speaking country located in West Africa. Although plagued by poor economic prospects, Guinea has a rapidly growing...
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