Aleppo Archive

InfoMullet: When a City Dies

TLDR Up Front:Pro-Assad forces are in the final stages of securing the last territory in Aleppo, ending the Battle of Five Armies in a major immediate victory for Assad - though the future is uncertain.

InfoMullet: Dire Straits

TLDR Up Front: A Russian naval aircraft carrier group, including 40 fighter air craft, is moving into the Mediterranean. They are believed to be enroute to the eastern Mediterranean to join operations in the unrestricted and unopposed bombing of Aleppo. Spain has agreed to allow Russia to refuel its ships in Cueta, a territorial holding

InfoMullet: Battle of Five Armies Part III “Fatahl Attraction”

TLDR Upfront: The encirclement of Aleppo by pro-Assad forces has been broken by an unheard of coordinated assault by two rebel coalitions. In response, Iran has sent elite paramilitary units from Iraq and Lebanon into the breach while Russia conducts a sustained air campaign on rebel positions. Once again an “all-in” four-way conflict between five

InfoMullet: Battle of Five Armies PT I

TLDR Up Front: Although Aleppo has been the Sarajevo of Syria since 2012, it's forming into just such a battle as no less than six distinctly separate major forces converge onto the city from all sides. This is creating a "swirling" effect visible on the map as each group takes, loses and retakes ground. Except

InfoMullet: Military Reconassaince Web 3.0 Style

TLDR Up Front: Volunteers on wikipedia's conflict sites work in anonymity to produce some of the most detailed, up to date and clearly labeled maps available on the conflicts in Syria and Iraq. You just have to trust wikipedia.