Anonymous ID: 9ed4c7 Feb. 2, 2023, 6:54 p.m. No.18274100   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>4106 >>4109 >>4360

https://twitter.com/CENTCOM/status/1616396522962259970

Multiple Drone Attack on Coalition Outpost in Syria

Jan 20

 

https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PRESS-RELEASES/Press-Release-View/Article/3273013/multiple-drone-attack-on-coalition-outpost-in-syria/

Multiple Drone Attack on Coalition Outpost in Syria

This morning, three one-way attack drones attacked the At Tanf Garrison in Syria. Two of the drones were shot down by Coalition Forces while one struck the compound, injuring two members of the Syrian Free Army partner force who received medical treatment. No US forces were injured.

โ€œAttacks of this kind are unacceptable โ€“ they place our troops and our partners at risk and jeopardize the fight against ISIS,โ€ said Joe Buccino CENTCOM spokesperson.

Anonymous ID: 9ed4c7 Feb. 2, 2023, 7:01 p.m. No.18274143   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>4360

https://hasanmustafas.wordpress.com/2015/05/08/the-moderate-rebels-a-complete-and-growing-list-of-vetted-groups-fielding-tow-missiles/

The Moderate Rebels: A Growing List of Vetted Groups Fielding BGM-71 TOW Anti-Tank Guided Missiles

The most notable form of direct American support to the Syrian opposition has been the supply of BGM-71 TOW tube launched, optically-tracked, wire-guided anti-tank missiles to rebel groups, vetted by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. The missiles themselves come from Saudi Arabiaโ€™s stockpile, although by law the supply of American-made weapons to a third party must be approved by the U.S. Reports indicate that the TOWs are handed out to groups by the Northern and Southern MOC (Military Operations Command) based in Turkey and Jordan respectively. These command centers that are run by Western and Arab intelligence agencies. Groups apply for missiles for specific operations, and small batches are supplied by the MOC as needed. No more than a handful are given to a group at any time. In order to prove the rebel groups are not selling them or giving them away, each launch must be recorded and spent casings returned to the MOC. It is due to these requirements that there is such a wealth of knowledge regarding which groups have been supplied with and fielded these weapons.

While the TOWs themselves are not a super-weapon by any means, and are comparable to other ATGMs that are present in Syria they indicate a visible form of American involvement. Several hundreds of missiles have been supplied to opposition brigades, and the program is now a common and devastating fixture on the battlefield. However because each launch must be recorded, a false impression is created that the TOWs are more influential in the war than they actually are. The Syrian rebels have at their disposal a wide variety of anti-tank weaponry, almost entirely captured from Syrian government stockpiles, none of which are required to be recorded and uploaded onto the internet with each launch. These include guided missiles such as the Russian-made 9M113 Konkurs, 9K1152 Metis-M, 9M133 Kornet, Chinese-made HJ-8 (supplied by Qatar), French-German MILAN ATGM as well as non-guided anti-armour weaponry.

This covert and highly successful TOW program is run by the CIA and is separate from the American Department of Defenseโ€™s highly publicized and now-failed train-and-equip program that sought to counter only ISIS. Despite the safe measures put in place by the MOC, both the Al-Nusra Front and Islamic State have captured a small number of these weapons. Regardless the program seems to not only be continuing but constantly expanding. The following is a list of all rebel groups that have used TOW missiles. The groups approved by the CIA to take part in the TOW program overwhelmingly belong to the FSA and all have stated their commitment to letting the Syrian people decide their own future. The strengths of these groups range from several hundred to several thousand fighters.

Anonymous ID: 9ed4c7 Feb. 2, 2023, 7:31 p.m. No.18274342   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun

https://mashable.com/archive/us-navy-codebreaker-game

Bookout says that Project Architeuthis will be no cakewalk, even for hackers and encryption specialists. Executives working on the project studied the work of Cicada 3301(Opens in a new window), an anonymous group that has released complex social puzzles for reasons that no one seems to know. Hacker recruitment, perhaps?

 

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/10799470/US-Navy-attempting-to-recruit-cryptologists-through-Facebook-game.html

The game has been based on the work Cicada 3301, an anonymous group that has released highly complex problem-solving puzzles onto the Internet, which some have speculated are recruiting tools for groups such as the CIA and MI6.