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2018-09-24 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

This is the first meaningful attack on Iran by ISIS

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Posted by 3dc 2018-09-24 00:57|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top
File under: Islamic State

#1 I don't buy it.

"The four assailants were hiding at a park adjacent to the parade grounds, wearing military uniforms"

"Brigadier General Sharif noted that the regular army rather than the elite Revolutionary Guard had been in charge of organising the parade. The Guard has sought to increase its power over the country’s institutions."

Competing institutions, I think. Green on Green.

"two were killed while two escaped"
We'll know more when the examinations become public.

Posted by Skidmark 2018-09-24 06:41|| 2018-09-24 06:41|| Front Page Top

#2 Sorry, ref:
Gunmen kill 24 at high-profile military parade in brazen Iran attack

Posted by Skidmark 2018-09-24 06:46|| 2018-09-24 06:46|| Front Page Top

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