Military

Syrian Mercenaries Prepare for War in Ukraine

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syrian mercenaries prepare for war in ukraine

Ukrainian Special Forces are recruiting Syrian mercenaries to fight in the disputed Donbass region. The American media has mostly declined to report on this event, for reasons that I’ll leave up to readers to infer. However, The Syrian Observer reported last month that Turkish special forces asked Syrian militants to prepare for deployment to Ukraine.

Former US Ambassador to Kiev named five options for “How to Stop Moscow and Russian troops”

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JMTG-U Honors Ukrainian Armed Forces Day with Ambulance Turnover Ceremony Former US Ambassador to Kiev named five options for "how to stop Moscow and Russian troops"

As pretty much everyone who doesn’t live under a rock already knows, the U.S. and NATO has pledged support to the nationalist government of Ukraine during the current standoff with Russia. Steven Pifer, former diplomat and avid warhawk, has proposed five courses of action. They’re hopelessly insane.

Megiddo: The First “Officially” Recorded Battle in History

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Megiddo: The First "Officially" Recorded Battle in History Battle of Megiddo

In this battle, Thutmose III crushed a coalition of rebels in Canaan. Aside from advances in military tactics and technology (like the composite bow), the confrontation at Megiddo was the first known case of an accurate play-by-play description of the battle, including the body count.