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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Sultan Erdogan is finally withdrawing all his troops from their occupation posts in areas of Idlib, Aleppo and Hama
2020-10-22
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Posted by:Fred

#8  Maybe they can work the tech, but can they maintain it?
Posted by: Rob Crawford   2020-10-22 16:52  

#7   They, how shall I put it, they are not soldiers.

Agreed. They are bully boys who beat and rob children and rape unprotected women on the way to tormenting them to death as their preferred methods of terrorizing the civilian population into submission.
Posted by: trailing wife   2020-10-22 16:27  

#6  Garth, I didn't actually mean tech proficiency - although it in issue because tech competence requires competent training. It's more like: they've no discipline, no unit cohesion. They, how shall I put it, they are not soldiers.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2020-10-22 16:07  

#5  grom

probably not effective in close combat, but it's possible they have learned how to work the drone mounted weapons and other tech stuff
Posted by: Lord Garth   2020-10-22 14:31  

#4  Overextended much?
Posted by: Mercutio   2020-10-22 12:47  

#3  how effective they are without Turkish supervision is the question

My impression is that they're not much even with Turkish supervision.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2020-10-22 07:49  

#2  Tough fighting a multi-front war. Particularly when your financial base is in collapse.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2020-10-22 07:41  

#1  even if true Turkey will still have mercenaries in these areas

how effective they are without Turkish supervision is the question
Posted by: Lord Garth   2020-10-22 06:20  

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