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| Turks executes LNA Lieutenant in Mitiga airbase |
| 2020-03-01 |
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| Posted by:Fred |
| #10 Well, according to my uncle, Russians would ask all German prisoners to bare they left arm. They'd also shoot anyone who had a bandaged left arm. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-03-01 15:12 |
| #9 ..or anyone else in a black uniform. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2020-03-01 15:07 |
| #8 The Ottomans are expecting people to take Turkish POWs in the field after this...? I recall an anecdote from Guy Sajer's The Forgotten Soldier about him cutting off his Grossdeutschland uniform tabs -- the Americans weren't in the custom of taking prisoners from "elite units" (They might be SS, right?) the weeks after the Malmedy Massacre, or so the rumor mill in the German ranks attested... |
| Posted by: magpie 2020-03-01 14:39 |
| #7 The Government of National Accord (GNA), an interim body formed within the UN under an agreement called the Libyan Political Agreement. The LNA, the Libya National Army led by Field Marshall Khalifa Haftar. The LNA has allied with local Arab tribes while other tribes have allied with the GNA. The purpose of the GNA was to bring about peace, stability, and the rule of law. The U.S. with the EU endorsed the GNA as the “only legitimate government in Libya”. This came before an admission by former U.S. President Barack Obama in April 2016 that the “worst mistake” of his presidency was the failure to prepare for an aftermath of Gaddafi's overthrow. (wiki) Conflicts between Muslim groups? What's new? Yeah, kind of a Lawrence of Arabia scenario without Lawrence. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2020-03-01 10:39 |
| #6 Norteno o Sureno? |
| Posted by: Lex 2020-03-01 08:15 |
| #5 Never going to be a day where I feel bad about reading a gang sign idiot got capped. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2020-03-01 08:04 |
| #4 Reminds me of that scene in Lawrence of Arabia - maybe the LNA Lt wouldn't kiss the Ottoman officer. |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2020-03-01 07:46 |
| #3 LNA appear to be quite active today. |
| Posted by: Dale 2020-03-01 06:20 |
| #2 Nahhhh..the Caliph don't play by the rules. I'd hate to be a Turk captured by the LNA |
| Posted by: Frank G 2020-03-01 05:57 |
| #1 For real? Wouldn't this be forbidden by the Geneva Conventions? |
| Posted by: gorb 2020-03-01 05:54 |