/mlpol/ - My Little Politics

First for Shitmaps

>>190991
Da fuck? Houthis got pushed backed from the border and Najarn surroundings? How and when?

>The start of the Yemeni peace consultations in Stockholm in the presence of pro-Hadi delegation and Houthis
Will be interesting to see what happens.

>>190989
>>190789 →
>what do you think the future holds for Pakistan?
jackshit
>with Iran lobbying to get India a permanent seat at the UNSC
If the Americans have been unable to get them a seat at the council as of yet what power does Iran have to get them one?
> Iran to the west that's become the de-facto leading regional power in the Middle East
They have proven themselves to be resilient and capable no matter how much they are pressured (through military action against them or their proxies or sanctions being put on them) they have saved their allies. But they are not calling the shots in the Middle East, not yet.
>Turkey being the only ME nation as the counterweight to Iranian power and influence.
They most certainly have positioned themselves to play bigger role but Qatar is their only ally in the M.E. currently, they need to do alot more to gain influence.
>What do you think Iran-Pakistan relations will look like in the future?
I would like to ask, you say they are a leading regional power and they are lobbying to get India a permanent seat in the security council where the Indians (should they succeed) will be able to veto any resolution favouring us while proposing/supporting resolutions against us, in light of this what do you think our relation will look like?
To be fair there have been several meetings lately and much talk of cooperation but nothing concrete as of yet.
> Pakistan-Turkey relations for that matter
They have been historically good and both sides intend to strengthen them further still.
>What happens for Pakistan if all goes superb and the Taliban oust NATO from Afghanistan?
Tell me first why do you think Pakistan is involved in Afghanistan and support the Talis? and I will answer your question.
>Does Pakistan just focus on India in that case since the Afghan thorn in the back of Pakistan is removed?
Well thats how the thinking goes but I have already talked to you in detail how I dont see peace coming to Afghanistan even after the Nato forces leave and the reasons for that. Focusing exclusively on India to settle Kashmir issue doesnt seem likely anytime soon.
>And Saudi power and influence waning all across the Middle East (look at Yemen for the most glaring example of their decline). What does that bode for Saudi-Pakistan relations?
More gibs for Pakistan
>There's also both countries being in SCO, a political, economic, and military alliance, pitting them against the West, at least on paper. If a hot WWIII broke out, do you think India and Pakistan would ally against a Western aggressor, or would they throw nukes at each others' faces?
If the Kashmir issue has yet to be resolved when WW3 breaks out this entire region is going to burn.

>>191033
what is there in kashmir that makes it so important?
also why no one came with the idea of solving the issue through a referendum for the natives of kashmir?

>>191035
Gee Doc, I wonder...

>>191040
Maybe, but no matter who would win, the other side will chimp out over the results.

>>191041
and lose legitimacy in their clay alongside any form of political support and maybe even get sanctioned

>>191035
Alot of things but most importantly fresh water source from glaciers for the subcontinent.
> why no one came with the idea of solving the issue through a referendum for the natives of kashmir?
What makes you think that nobody has come up with that idea before and who do you think is not letting a referendum happen right now especially how the way they have been treating the majority of the population there?
>>191041
das right

>>191043
>What makes you think that nobody has come up with that idea before and who do you think is not letting a referendum happen right now especially how the way they have been treating the majority of the population there?
what about tchayna doing the political pressure at the UN?

>>191047
>filename
top kek

>>191047
check out this polish nigga at the other place

>>191049
I wonder who this is. Maybe bolandi al-britoni is bored?

>>191050
not his MO
anyways
*snap* yep, this one's going in my "ewige polak" compilation

>>191051
>my "ewige polak" compilation
Just put entire country there. ;^)

>>191052
nah some of you are alright tho

>>191053
Too few to change this hellhole tho, I am afraid.

>>191054
redpill me about poland's demographics in terms of politics
how many (in %) and which groups (zoomers, boomers, gen x etc) are
pro russia
pro NATO/USA/we wuz EU n shit
don't really give a shit about poland is headed

>>191033
>If the Americans have been unable to get them a seat at the council as of yet what power does Iran have to get them one?
I see.
>They have proven themselves to be resilient and capable no matter how much they are pressured (through military action against them or their proxies or sanctions being put on them) they have saved their allies. But they are not calling the shots in the Middle East, not yet.
And if/when they do? What does that bode for Pakistan?
>They most certainly have positioned themselves to play bigger role but Qatar is their only ally in the M.E. currently, they need to do alot more to gain influence.
I see. Do they have a chance of gaining influence in Pakistan or at the very least gaining an ally in Pakistan?
>I would like to ask, you say they are a leading regional power and they are lobbying to get India a permanent seat in the security council where the Indians (should they succeed) will be able to veto any resolution favouring us while proposing/supporting resolutions against us, in light of this what do you think our relation will look like?
Hah, fair enough, didn't really think that one through.
>They have been historically good and both sides intend to strengthen them further still.
I see.
>Tell me first why do you think Pakistan is involved in Afghanistan and support the Talis? and I will answer your question.
To remove a potential India ally and a potential second front in a hot war between India and Pakistan.
>Well thats how the thinking goes but I have already talked to you in detail how I dont see peace coming to Afghanistan even after the Nato forces leave and the reasons for that.
Refresh my memory, it's been shite for a long time.
>Focusing exclusively on India to settle Kashmir issue doesnt seem likely anytime soon.
And even then, the Kashmir issue is involving 3 nuclear powers bordering each other, leaving a permanent stalemate unless one/two/all decides to watch the area burn.
>More gibs for Pakistan
Hah!
>If the Kashmir issue has yet to be resolved when WW3 breaks out this entire region is going to burn.
And what in your opinion is the most realistic way to resolve the Kashmir issue?
Considering India wants to keep Kashmir firmly in its grip, and has claim to relatively small areas in China and large areas of Pakistan all the way up to Afghan-China corridor.
And China's not gonna yield an inch without massive concessions, and has its own claims on parts of India, mainly eastern India.
And Pakistan has claim to all of Indian Kashmir and a very small part of China, with India and Pakistan being mortal enemies.
And all three countries involved have nukes enough to turn that area into a nuclear wasteland, especially since Pakistan's got more nukes than India and right now are set to surpass UK and France in nuclear quantity sometime in the future.
A referendum's not gonna succeed since like Lawgoy said, it'll be rigged by both sides and lead to a major shitstorm.

>>190993
It happened back in November when Saudis went all out to try to force a military solution before Burger deadline was up.

>>191074
see
>>191007 →

>>191074
>And what in your opinion is the most realistic way to resolve the Kashmir issue?
status quo
>but it's not a resolution
any other option will lead to more loses than gains in the region and kashmir would have no value as a nuclear wasteland, especially not it's water reserves

My fucking sides...
https://twitter.com/abedoux/status/1070928202216980481

>>191139
wait for this one
https://twitter.com/abedoux/status/1071117323073921024
wdsmbt?

>>191098
Yeah, just chalk that one up to me being a conspiratard eager for happenings and new Shitmaps
>>191100
So all sides have to end their claims? I don't see that happening any time soon. So the Kashmir issue will be permanently unresolved.
>>191139
>>191145
JEJ

>>191172
>So all sides have to end their claims?
nope, just keep hurling insults and sometimes artillery shell at each other till the end of human existence

https://www.albawaba.com/news/georgia-joining-nato-turning-noose-russia-1158478
Speaking at a NATO summit, the alliance’s chief on Thursday said that Georgia will join its ranks.

At a joint press conference in Brussels alongside Georgian President Giorgi Margverlashvili, Jens Stoltenberg said that the allied leaders reaffirmed the move on Wednesday.

Praising the progress Georgia is making on reforms, Stoltenberg said that NATO will continue to work with its government to prepare the country for membership.

Earlier, during a joint press conference with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, Stoltenberg said that the situation in eastern Ukraine remains "serious".

"NATO is firm in our support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. And we strongly condemn Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea," he added.

Russia’s 2014 illegal annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea region led Western powers, including the U.S., to impose sanctions on Moscow.

Along with the U.N. General Assembly, the U.S., the EU, and Turkey also do not recognize Crimea as Russian territory.

Since the annexation, Ukraine has been wracked by conflict in its eastern regions with Russian-backed separatists, leading to more than 10,000 deaths, according to the U.N.

A two-day NATO summit started on Wednesday with the attendance of 29 NATO heads of state and government to make important decisions on the future of the alliance.

The summit is discussing important decisions on the alliance’s future and other major topics, including strengthening deterrence and defense, counter-terrorism and stability, strengthening cooperation with the EU, modernization, sharing responsibility and common values, and the transatlantic union.

>Please be bullshit, because that's crossing one of Russia's red lines if NATO is actually admitting Georgia.
>Yes, Doc, I know that it's illegal for NATO to admit Georgia when there's South Ossetia and Abkhazia, but do these people seem like they're bound by law, even if it means all of NATO is directly involved in a territory dispute with Russia?

Afghanistan Shitmupdates
Including a new and improved Districtmap that has updated districts as well as having provincial capital cities within the provincial capital districts, and the color of those dots indicates if it's contested or controlled by a specific faction.

Added text for capital districts
Question: Do you think I should leave the map (1st pic) alone as it is, or have flags added in the contested districts (2nd pic) to show who's in said districts?

>The Nazis in Ukraine ar-
https://antikor.com.ua/articles/75599-evrei_v_ato._8_fotografij_kotorye_razryvajut_mozg_vatnika
Oh...

>>191480
you forgot to change idlibistan, the gains there aren't new anymore

>taliban fighter with thermal optic with a jury rigged power system made of phone battery and usb connector
taliban with thermal optics were reported to be causing a lot of trouble to us troops

>>191506
>be multibillion army with peak human technological advancements
>lose to DIY-tier jury rigging illiterate farmers
JUST shart my mart up pham

>>191501
Shite, I knew I was forgetting something. Thanks anon.

I have a sinking feeling this war's gonna freeze over once ISIS pockets (not including Tanf) are kill, just like Donbass.

>>191605
>gonna
>implying it isn't already
a-a-at l-l-least w-w-we s-s-still h-h-have f-f-france
r-r-right???

>>191727
Lurker here with a question, any of you think you're gonna make an /fg/ thread in the same vein as /sg/ if these protests in France erupt into full-scale civil war?

>>191737
Yeah, I know, highly unlikely, just like a civil war 2.0 here in the States, but I do wonder about unlikely situations sometimes. Also:
>show flag

>>191727
It hurts Doc...
>>191729
Not happening, people are angry, but not angry enough.
When they (the protestors) start setting up military-style checkpoints and raising flags in Paris, that's when you should start paying attention.

We need to bring this back
>>190983

>>191729
However, if it does happen by some act of God, it'll be in here since /sg/ covers geopolitics in general since Syria's really center piece of a large chess game.

>>191729
if it does erupt into a civil war, then i suppose it'll be taken care of by /sg/ as the conflicts in Afghanistan and ukraine is

>>191801
>if it does erupt into a civil war,
inb4...

Group of Israelis are suspected of running a child sex trafficking network in Colombia. According to a report by the Times of Israel the number of suspects is 14, while Haaretz claims it is 12.

The office of Colombia’s attorney general said eight of the suspects have been arrested, including six Israelis.

The video shows Colombian police carry out an arrest at one of the locations:

5/5 #ATENCIÓN 8 presuntos responsables de explotación y esclavitud sexual en #Colombia fueron capturados: 6 israelíes, entre ellos uno de los señalados cabecillas, Mor Zohar; y 2 colombianos, entre ellos un policía que presuntamente entregó información privilegiada de operativos pic.twitter.com/TpUzudDDU6

— Fiscalía Colombia (@FiscaliaCol) December 9, 2018

The alleged sex trafficking ring provided Israeli tourists with “tourism packages” which included prostitutes, some of whom were minors, who received between 200,000 pesos ($63) to 400,000 pesos ($126) in return for sexual services.

Colombian authorities said that Israeli tourists would stay at hotels and take yacht trips and go to private parties with drugs and alcohol, in which women and minors were offered as “sex slaves.”

The members of the trafficking ring will be charged with murder, conspiracy, human trafficking, trafficking in minors, drug manufacturing, providing prostitution services and money laundering. All of the suspects were wanted by international police agency Interpol on suspicion of pimping and soliciting minors for prostitution.

Authorities raided a number of properties including a spa in Santa Marta, a hostel in Bogota, and a building known as “Casa Medellin.” The suspects were arrested in a number of locations around the country, and property worth around $45,000 was seized as part of the investigation.

The Colombian Attorney General posted a video on Twitter claiming that it showed properties owned by the trafficking ring.

3/3 #ATENCIÓN Allanados bienes a nombre de presuntos proxenetas, como Balneario Benjamín(#Taganga), Hotel Casa Medellín y hostal Casa Iftach(#Bogotá). Propiedades habrían servido de hospedaje a turistas israelíes que habrían auspiciado explotación sexual y consumo estupefacientes pic.twitter.com/X4dpDAj7Yf

— Fiscalía Colombia (@FiscaliaCol) December 9, 2018

Colombian media reported that the leader of the ring is an Israeli named Mor Zohar, while one of the arrested is a Colombian police officer.

The attorney general’s office said 150 billion pesos ($47.3 million) of property has been seized during the investigation, including hotels, hostels and other tourism related businesses.

The investigation into the trafficking ring has been happening since June 2016, when an Israeli citizen – Shai Azran was murdered in Medellin. The prime suspect of the murder was Assi Ben-Mosh, a 44-yaer-old Israeli who has operated in Colombia since 2009. He was arrested in the Netherlands in 2003 on suspicions of leading an international drug trafficking network.

Authorities tracked Ben-Mosh’s activities in Colombia and found that he was the owner of a hotel in Santa Marta, Hotel Benjamin, that offered the “tourism packages.” He together with Zohar also allegedly organized parties at which drugs and sex services were sold.

Police in Colombia arrested 18 people in a raid on Hotel Benjamin hostel in Cartagena in July. The suspects are accused of running a sex ring, recruiting young girls from Colombia and Venezuela and forcing them to work as sex slaves.

The network is suspected of operating in a number of cities in Colombia, including the capital Bogota, Medellin, Cartagena and Santa Marta.
https://southfront.org/colombia-cracks-down-on-child-sex-trafficking-network-run-by-israelis/

Afghan Shitmupdates including a very helpful map showing province and district names

Syria Shitmupdates, SDF retakes Baghuz and closes in on Hajin (again).

>>191929
Day of the Shoah when?

>>191933
Hey Ebin, the Australian ABC aired a "comedy" sketch tonight which showed an ISIS fighter with a map in the background.
Do you know which map it is? Is it one of yours? It looks similar to some of the ones you upload to Wikipedia, but it looks like it's from 2014 - 2015, which may be before your time?
Just thought I'd check to see what you know, as I'm sure it would be nice for you to see the influence your work is having on the world.

Not gonna lie lads, I'm getting pretty annoyed that Idlib is still on hold.
I've gone many months without the sweetness of fresh gains. I can't go on much longer.

>>191806
kek.
Nice work.

Russian Military:
>Govt. Forces, Militia Retook 96.5% Of Syria
Fucking hell Russia, why to you make these obviously bullshit claims which only serve to make the Americans laugh at us...

what's up with the roaches and the turds? Been a while since last time but hoholmaps are saying roaches are mobilizing along the northern border
>New Turkish Army reinforcements continue to arrive on the Syria n border after the announcement that the operation to the East of Euphrates will start in a few days

>>192048
https://twitter.com/eha_news/status/1072819825339195392

Also, https://twitter.com/jisrtv/status/1072887933340934147
>US forces set up an observation post near the town of Tel-Halaf west of Ras al-Ain
Wonder what Erdogan's reaction gonna be after all the shit he has talked about regarding US setting up observation posts.

Uh-oh, it's starting..
>https://twitter.com/VivaRevolt/status/1072928573533683712
Assad plz halp!!!!!

Heh, nuffin personnel, kiddo.
https://twitter.com/QalaatAlMudiq/status/1072925351762898950

>#Russia has established a new base only 55 KM north of the US base in #AlTnaf south of #Syria

The Russian base is guarded by AA and EW systems
https://twitter.com/Syrian_SR/status/1072957738693599232

>>192021
Yeah, it's definitely not my map. It's from 2014, look at the rebel pocket surrounded by ISIS in DeZ.
>>192024
I'm starting to think that partition has been agreed upon already since that area conveniently excludes Northeastern Syria.

>>192062
With that district secured captured, the Taliban come closer to linking up with Iranian border and cutting off ANA in Nimruz, Farah, and parts of Helmand
>inb4 that strip of land to the west of Lashkar Gah isn't really Taliban-controlled

>>192049
>New Turkish Army reinforcements continue to arrive on the Syria n border after the announcement that the operation to the East of Euphrates will start in a few days
https://twitter.com/eha_news/status/1072819825339195392
>Also, https://twitter.com/jisrtv/status/1072887933340934147
>US forces set up an observation post near the town of Tel-Halaf west of Ras al-Ain

>>192065
>reporter in Tell Abyad: The US forces have withdrawn from their points on the Syrian-Turkish border in Tell Abyad
>https://twitter.com/Bosni94/status/1072949900554457088

Are the burgers scramming out of Tel Abyad because they expect an attack?

>>192089
>FSA-led Syrian National Army Spox: "The battle of the East Euphrates against the PKK will extend to the entire area controlled by them ," states they will not attack US observation points while rejecting the justification for them to exist
https://twitter.com/badly_xeroxed/status/1072930417207070722

Yeah, those OPs are no good by themselves. The TFSA (and SAA too for that matter) can simply go around them. The only way to protect the Kurds is to put burgers all along the Turkish border instead of grouping up in OPs.

>>192101
Wew, it seems like they think this is gonna happen for real.

>The Turkish President also criticized the US-led coalition plan to build observation posts along Syria’s border with his country. At the same time, he stressed that the Turkish military will not attack U.S. service members deployed in the region during its upcoming operation.
Cunning. The US cannot protect Kurdistan if there are no Kurds.
https://southfront.org/erdogan-turkey-will-launch-military-operation-against-us-backed-forces-in-syria-within-few-days/

>Russian military moved S-300 system near US forces in east Syria – report
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:50 P.M.) – The Russian military allegedly moved their S-300 air defense system near the front-lines of the U.S. Coalition forces in eastern Syria, Saudi-based Asharq Al-Aswat claimed, citing diplomatic sources.

“In the past days, Russia began moving some parts of the S-300 sophisticated system to Deir Ezzor, a step that would make the flyover of coalition planes (in missions) against ISIS east of the Euphrates River more difficult,” the Asharq Al-Aswat sources claimed.

The Syrian and Russian forces have not yet commented on these claims by the publication.

On October 1st of this year, the Russian Federation delivered the S-300 air defense system to Syria.

The move to deliver the S-300 system to Syria came just two-weeks after the downing of the IL-20 reconnaissance aircraft off the coast of Latakia.
https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/russian-military-moved-s-300-system-near-us-forces-in-east-syria-report/

Big if true.

>>192088
>With that district secured captured
liberated*
ftfy

>>192092
Well if they manage to block the advance on the only asphalted road in a radius of 200km, they'd slow down the (hypothetical) Turkish offense.

>>192183
any sign of significant/material support to the yellow vest protesters from outside France?

https://twitter.com/D_abdulkader/status/1073334035294883845
Annudah Afrin in 3, 2, 1....

>Abu al-Khatir village has been captured by the SDF
https://twitter.com/NotWoofers/status/1073255401372745728
https://twitter.com/syria_map/status/1073316887805784064
https://twitter.com/Gargaristan/status/1073312139299995648

Basically, SDF took Hajin today.

Syria Shitmupdates
>tfw Wikipedia expanded Afghan Warmap and thus I have to rebuild Shitmap

>>192308
>for some reason, my post with text kept timing out
Phew, rebuilding Afghan Shitmap took bloody forever, but fixing district locations and researching district boundaries themselves and comparing them with the icons to create more accurate frontlines was well worth the time.

>>192308
>found mistake in Shitmap
I'm tired, I go to bed after this post.

>>192199
nothing new
macron did a speech where he made some significant changes (increase of minimal wage by 100 euros, some things for the elderly, no taxes on extra hours worked etc)
some protester went home considering it was enough the others stayed because they think this is a scam (in the sense that overall this isn't enough changes and they're being ripped off on the long term)
it is expected to be more brutal this week end

>>192405
That's not what I asked tho. I wouldn't be surprised if there was covert support in one way or another from a third country to exacerbate EU chaos. But given the state of EU citizens lately with their muh dignity concerns, they hardly need much help

>>192452
yeah i read too fast
so to answer your question
no, on the ground it looks 100% organic plus it's not like the yellow vest have TOW or pick up trucks with AA guns on the back so i really wonder what type of support could they have received if they received any

Syria Shitmupdates
>ISIS counterattacks at Hajin and Baghuz Tahtani

>>192454
>ISIS counterattacks at Hajin and Baghuz Tahtani
this war is starting to turn into the Lost series
more and more meaningless episodes to drag the franchise a few more years without picking anyone's interest

>>192455
And yet there's just enough potential to keep us interested.

>>192456
i want to believe but experience taught me that it's hopeless
best candidate to start shit up would be erdogan

>>192457
Well, with TFSA being pictured on the Turkish side of the border directly across at Tel Abyad, he just might do it. even though said pictures were taken last time and nothing happened.

Also, take note of the Russian base that's right on the edge of the 55km exclusion zone at Tanf, with advanced AA and heavy rocket artillery being deployed there within the next few days.
They're gonna blow the shit outta anyone that leaves that zone - no more ISIS popping up in South Syria.
And S-300 is apparently being deployed to DeZ

>>192458
well at least we'll get an explosive christmas so we wont go hungry on happenings

>>192460
Speaking of, the Afghan Air Force might not even have helicopters by the end of next year at this rate

>Afghan Security Forces lost 10 helicopters this year according to pro Govt. media, claimed mostly due to "technical malfunction"#Afghanistan #ANDSF
https://twitter.com/TheHawksOps/status/1073496257157582854

Afghan Shitmupdate (no new Districtmap since district statuses remain unchanged)
Sar-e Howz in southern Pashtun Kot District, Faryab is liberated* by the Taliban after ANA evacuates by helicopter.

>>192463
>liberated*
white and based
also pic rel is an afghani professional football player

>>192464
>>192465
White(ish) and based.
>Afghani
Gov't or Taliban? :^)

>Wikipedia enlarges Yemen Warmap yet again, thus I have to rebuild it yet again
>inb4 they enlarge Afghan Warmap again like they did yesterday

>>192466
why do you have to adapt? can't you just do your map on your own side without having to use their templates?

>>192467
Well, I have to use their templates so that every update, everything lines up perfectly and just looks neat in general. Plus it's much faster for future updates.
Besides, enlarging the warmaps is a good thing because it yields more detail - the more detailed a map is, the better it is, to a degree, and enlarged Yemen warmap means more detail.
The only issue I have really is the time it takes to rebuild the Shitmaps when they do this.

>>192466
also the name is shabnam mobarez

>>192469
>shabnam mobarez
Thanks Doc.

>>192468
why can't you update on previous maps?

>>192472
Because everything is bigger/more spread out and therefore no longer lines up with previous maps.

>>192473
what i meant was why not using previous shitmap and do the ms paint over the new gains

>>192474
Because new icons get added
>"Just draw new icons"
Wouldn't be as precise, I would get the locations off if I did it by hand. Then there's the issue of drawing in contested icons, and then reverting them back to dots of same/different color - especially if it's right on the border, I'd have to redraw the border as well and it would get more and more messed up.
>tl;dr too much hassle in the long-term

>>192476
>Wouldn't be as precise
but the guys at wikipedia are doing it off hand so you can be just as precise as them

Hell yeah, give us that full HD 1080p autism

>>192477
There's coding involved Doc.
Pic related, it's the source code for Syria
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Module:Syrian_Civil_War_detailed_map&action=edit
>inb4 can't view it because not editor at Wikipedia
Shiddd :DDDDDDDDDDD

>>192479
>6358 lines of code for Syria detailed map
And the module's been split into two because too much detail led to crashing :DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

>>192479
>coded maps
why tho?

>>192481
Precision (input village/district coordinates for an icon), simplicity (just change the code to change an icon), and speed (no drawing by hand).

>>192482
ok thanks for the explanations
although i must ask
since your maps are made for a smaller audience (and thus allow for looser tolerances), why not changing the gains through ms paint brushing if it doesn't entail a major icon/borders shift instead of forcing yourself to re adapt wiki map every time they fuck with them

>>192483
>and thus allow for looser tolerances
Not for myself: I make a map, I make it high quality - no exceptions unless it's a shitpost map. There will be no sloppiness on my Shitmaps.

>>192484
someone sure has a shitload of freetime
anyways thanks for the informations

>>192485
No problem Doc.

New Rules Of Engagement Between Syria And Israel, As Russia Changes Its Position

According to these sources, “Russia has informed Israel that there are Russian officers present at every Syrian or Iranian military base and that any strike against Syrian or Iranian objectives would hit Russian forces as well. Putin will not allow his soldiers and officers to be struck down by Israel’s direct or indirect bombing”.

Syria will adopt a new rule of engagement with Israel now that Russia has taken a tougher and clearer stance on the conflict between Israel and the “Axis of the Resistance”.

Henceforth, Damascus will be responding to any Israeli strike. If it damages a specific military target it will reply with a strike against a similar objective in Israel. Decision makers in Damascus said “Syria will not hesitate to hit an Israeli airport if Damascus airport is targeted and hit by Israel. This will be with the consent of the Russian military based in the Levant”.

The new Syrian rule of engagement – according to the source – is now as follows: an airport will be hit if Israel hits an airport, and any attack on a barracks or command and control centre will result in an attack on similar target in Israel. It appears that the decision has been taken at the highest level and a clear “bank of objectives” has now been set in place.

https://ejmagnier.com/2018/12/14/new-rules-of-engagement-between-syria-and-israel-as-russia-changes-its-position/

thoughts?

>>192487
>thoughts?
bs with extra fries with that

>>192488
>bs
>ejmagnier as source
I dunno, this guy is reliable. But then again, I haven't paid attention to my Syria twatter sources in months.

>>192488
the pragmatic reaction
vs
>>192489
the wishful reaction

>>192490
>al tanf
>i sleep
>SDF
>i sleep
>idlib
>i sleep
>directly bombing israeli military infrastructure
>real shit

come on ebin, if he was up to start escalating with israel, he wouldn't be trying so hard to de escalate with weaker non state actors on his own territory

>>192492
Eh, fair enough.
>the Pragmatic Algerian vs the Overamped Burger

>>192497
sorry for being such a buzz-kill

>>192498
Eh, I need the buzz-kill sometimes.

Finished the basemap. Time for the hard part - coloring it in.

>>192527
>4000 killed ANA (afghan nigger """army""") in 2 months
d-d-d-don't w-w-w-worry a-a-about a-a-afghanistan g-g-goy
i-i-it's a l-l-low i-i-intensity c-c-c-conflict
w-w-we a-a-are w-w-winning

>>192529
>4000
It's actually close to 6500 in two months

March forward men!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ww7WlSPi9gc

>>192540
>6500
>I was counting wounded as killed
Fuck...

Yemen Shitmupdate.

>#AlKhandaq Key CP in Mangoti area of #Jowzjan capital Shebarghan overrun last night, savage commander Gulbuddin along with 9 militiamen killed, 5 others wounded, sizable amount weapons/equipment seized.
https://twitter.com/Zabihullah_4/status/1073828352795033600

Taliban are moving on provincial capital of Jowzjan.

>>192585
>american reading comprehension
;^)

Taliban advance again
>Khwaja Bahawuddin in Takhar has Taliban presence
https://twitter.com/RisboLensky/status/1073854781754617859
>Maywand in Kandahar is contested
https://twitter.com/RisboLensky/status/1073845461654667264

>>192613
>mistake
Shidd :DDDDDDDDDDDDDD

>>192613
>ywn graduate from taliban administered college
why study?

>>192624
Are credits transferrable to Burgerland? Wearing one of those you could study at the University of Hawaii convincingly.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zpZ8aGcbJ4
interesting footage

>>192633
Noice.

U.S. officials have threatened Free Syrian Army (FSA) against participating in the upcoming Turkish military operation in northeastern Syria, the Turkish Anadolu Agency revealed on December 15.

In a message allegedly sent to different FSA factions and to the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces (SMDK), Washington vowed to strike any group that would participate in the attack and to end its relations with it.

“US forces and Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are intertwined so that SDF cannot be attacked without aggression and confrontation with Coalition Forces and U.S. forces and advisers,” U.S. officials said in the message, and added: “When elephants dance, you must stay away from the dance floor.”

In its first response to Turkey’s planned attack against the SDF three days ago, the U.S. warned from “unilateral military action” into northeastern Syria without naming Turkey. The new privet messages to the FSA are much harsher.

During the last few days, opposition sources confirmed that factions of the Turkish-backed National Front for Liberation (NFL) and the Syrian National Army (SNA) will participate in the upcoming operation with more than 15,000 fighters.

The NFL and the SNA have not commented on the new U.S. threats yet. However, given the fact that these groups get their financial support from Turkey, the will likely ignore these threats.

An armed conflict between the U.S. and the Turkish-backed FSA may change the entire situation in northern Syria, as the last is relying on Washington’s support to keep Damascus government forces away from its last strongholds in the province of Idlib.
https://southfront.org/u-s-threatens-fsa-dont-participate-in-turkey-attack-on-northeastern-syria/

>>192722
>#IEA flag on the CP overran last night north of Gizab in #Daykundi province
https://twitter.com/RisboLensky/status/1074281327875235840

>Pro Govt. media confirmed that #Taliban took over several CP's in Tamazan and clashes are ongoing near Pato and on Nilli axis. Bottom line-#IEA penetrated into central parts of #Daykundi province
https://twitter.com/RisboLensky/status/1074333742024572928

either im looking at it wrong or there has been a fuck up in the maps.

>>192614
>>192728
Gizab district should be in Uruzgan province[1] but this map(pic 1) is from 2014 and shows Gizab district included in Daykundi province. Or is there another town called Gizab somewhere in Chinarto or Khasuruzgan district.

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gizab_District

>>192728
>>192730
Gizab is in Daykundi Province, Daykundi Province took over some areas from Uruzgan.
>mfw the Taliban are penetrating deep into Hazara areas

>>192730
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.5962291,66.1023308,14z
I found the areas he's referring to - use the fork in the river as a reference point.
https://afghanistan.liveuamap.com/?zoom=13&ll=33.59160027723617,66.10181808471681

Basically, the Taliban are still in Gizab District, but pretty friggin' close to Nili District.

>>192731
>Gizab is in Daykundi Province, Daykundi Province took over some areas from Uruzgan.
after 2006?
and what about the location Gizab in shitmaps is there another town or area named as such in Uruzgan?

>>192733
>After 2006?
It seems so.

>and what about the location Gizab in shitmaps is there another town or area named as such in Uruzgan?
Nope, it's in Daykundi, refer to the post above yours. I've pinned down the approximate location for the Taliban positions in Gizab District - they're close to Nili District.

Boom, got it pinned down and added, now to resume my updates of the Afghan Warmap on the site.

Wait a second, there IS a Gizab in Uruzgan province, at least on the Shitmap (1st pic)
But even with a 2007 district map of Uruzgan province, there's no Gizab district
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urozgan_Province#/media/File:Oruzgan_districts.png
and inputting the coordinates provided here
https://tools.wmflabs.org/geohack/geohack.php?pagename=Gizab_District¶ms=33_24_00_N_66_16_12_E_region:AF_type:adm2nd
leads to being the Gizab that I used as a point of reference to find the villages in the pic in the post above mine.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gizab
Gizab (Pashto: ګيزاب‎; Hazaragi: گیزاب‎) is the capital of Gizab District of Urozgan Province, Afghanistan.[1] It is located along the Helmand River.
>located along the Helmand River
>within Daykundi

I think Wikipedia just fucked up, and I'm gonna remove the Gizab in Uruzgan since the link in Uruzgan just leads to the Gizab in Daykundi

>>192741
yeah

>The police chief for central Uruzgan province on Tuesday said Taliban militants recently attempted to capture the provincial capital, Tirinkot, and some districts but failed and sustained heavy casualties.

Brig. Gen. Rahmatullah Sidiqi said the militants once again tried to overrun Chora, Charchino, and Gizab districts and Tirinkot city, taking the advantage of winter season.
https://www.pajhwok.com/en/2017/11/28/taliban-raids-overrun-uruzgan-capital-towns-repulsed
article posted on Nov 28, 2017

>Dost Mohammed Nayab, a spokesman for the governor of Oruzgan, said the biometric team had set up in the provincial capital, Tarinkot.

“The problem is that the districts are cut off from the center,” Mr. Nayab said. “We are targeting two districts now — Deh Rawood and Gizab — bringing the police by aircraft to Tarinkot for biometric and then taking them back. It is difficult, but we are committed.”
https://www.pajhwok.com/en/2018/06/07/thousands-policemen-fighting-line-fire-denied-salaries
article posted on Jun 07, 2018

>>192744
>>192745
>Gizab district is located 70 Kilometers south of Tarinkot city. Helmand River flows
just show it in daykundi like others mate I apologize for even bringing this shit up in the first place.

>>192747
Yeah, I already did. Got coordinates and shite for it as well.
What a fucking mess, it's both in Uruzgan and Daykundi

>>192748
>it's both in Uruzgan and Daykundi
that might be they thought of dividing the districts into two
>Pato was part of Gizab district of Uruzgan province before being declared an independent district and would be soon added to the organizational units of Daikundi province.
https://www.pajhwok.com/en/2018/05/06/daikundi-80pc-pato-residents-without-tazkira

>>192749
The absolute fucking state. Let the Taliban come into power and rid these hopeless confusions!

>pic related, from 2008
Wew, how did it get this bad? And how was the government able to restore control with a limited insurgency? I remember seeing you say something about reforms and improving general quality of life in KPK.
>inb4 "limited"

Syria Shitmupdates: Hajin center recaptured by SDF

Christmas in Latakia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A06HT0L_pYw&list=PLG_Py6mTH5ZB89Jifewyq9d9gSSAx46Hk&index=2&t=0s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-FB1_5pQNk
for anyone interested in old beats

>Sudanese President Becomes First Arab Leader To Break Diplomatic Blockade On Syria, Meet With Assad
https://southfront.org/sudanese-president-becomes-first-arab-leader-to-break-diplomatic-blockade-on-stria-meet-with-assad/

Look at this literal nigger, he ain't even Arab.
He's just one guy who changes with the wind, and he sees the writing on the wall in Syria; Also, he's great friends with Turkey, Qatar, KSA; sent mercs to fight the Houthis in Yemen; sosts US soldiers and bases.

>>192810
>sosts
hosts*

>U.S. Navy may stop docking in Haifa after Chinese take over port

WASHINGTON – The US Navy has acknowledged that its longstanding operations in Haifa may change once a Chinese firm takes over the civilian port in 2021, prompting Israel’s national security cabinet to revisit the arrangement, The Jerusalem Post has learned.

Haifa, the nation’s largest port city, regularly hosts joint US-Israeli naval drills and visits from American vessels. But a 2015 agreement between Israel’s Transportation Ministry and Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) – a company in which the Chinese government has a majority stake – has raised intelligence and security concerns that are only now prompting an interagency review.

That agreement granted SIPG control over the port for 25 years. The Chinese company has committed $2 billion to the project and, according to state-run media, plans to transform the port’s bay terminal into the largest harbor in the country.

A representative of the Sixth Fleet said the navy’s partnership with Israel remains “steadfast.”

“Our US Navy ships frequently visit Haifa, Israel, for both US-Israel bilateral military activity and port calls,” Commander Kyle Raines told the Post, when asked whether China’s coming presence might affect fleet operations in the Mediterranean city.

“For now, there are no changes to our operations in Israel,” the commander continued. “I can’t speculate on what might or might not occur in 2021.”

Three sources familiar with the matter said that due to concerns that US defense officials privately shared with their Israeli counterparts, the Israeli government has launched “a review of the agreement at a high level,” specifically among members of the inner cabinet.

According to one source, several members expressed worry that sensitive infrastructure matters have not been properly vetted by Israel’s full national security cabinet prior to approval.

“You don’t want a decision that was made ostensibly for business reasons to have an impact on Israel’s relationship with the American navy,” the source said.

The deal was signed off by Israel Katz, who was serving as transportation minister at the time and has remained in the position since. He occupies a seat in the national security cabinet.

A senior IDF officer confirmed that the review is under way. But it is unclear whether Israel has any recourse to allay US concerns with the China project, which is already sealed and in motion.

“Historically, it’s interesting to see [that] the whole awakening is now when the contract was signed in 2015 – it begs the question what the hype is all about. It’s probably more conducive now because of the US-China tensions over trade, national security and the like,” said Assaf Orion, a retired Israeli brigadier-general and expert on Israel-China relations now based at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. “There is always a question of encouraging investment versus managing risk.”

“The bottom line here is that Israel will make a fatal mistake by doing either or both of the following: disregarding China’s potential to advance Israel’s economy, and doing it with our eyes shut,” Orion continued. “We must keep our eyes open, fully aware of the risk management requirements and its possible impact on the US-Israel relationship.”

Retired Israeli and American defense and intelligence officials raised concerns throughout the summer that Chinese management of the port might jeopardize America’s operations there.

The former head of Israel’s Mossad, Efraim Halevy, sounded an alarm in recent months over the security implications of China’s creeping presence across Israel’s critical infrastructure. And retired admiral Gary Roughead, ex-chief of US naval operations, warned that a Chinese-run seaport in the bay could force the navy to dock its warships elsewhere.

“The Chinese port operators will be able to monitor closely US ship movements, be aware of maintenance activity and could have access to equipment moving to and from repair sites and interact freely with our crews over protracted periods,” Roughead remarked during a conference last month at the University of Haifa.

“Significantly, the information systems and new infrastructure integral to the ports and the likelihood of information and electronic surveillance systems jeopardize US information and cybersecurity,” he added.

Israel has its own security concerns in Haifa to consider as well. The seaport in question is not far from an Israeli navy base where the country maintains its fleet of submarines, which foreign press has reported are capable of carrying and launching nuclear missiles. Domestic critics say that China’s shipping operations in close proximity to the fleet amount to an unacceptable security risk.

This would not be the first time that the Sixth Fleet altered its operations in Haifa due to security concerns. In the aftermath of the USS Cole bombing in Yemen in 2000, and during the Second Intifada, the frequency of port calls fell dramatically and USO Haifa was permanently shuttered.

But neither of those events were within Israeli government control.

The Prime Minister’s Office, Transportation Ministry and Foreign Ministry declined requests for comment on this report.
https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/US-Navy-may-stop-docking-in-Haifa-after-Chinese-take-over-port-574414

>>192810
>Look at this literal nigger, he ain't even Arab.
I believe "Afro-Arab" is the technical term. They still speak Arabic in Sudan. A lot of Yemenis are also half niggers.
I agree with the rest tho

>>192818
>The jews back stab their "best" ally for dock fees
Never trust Jews

>>192810
> he ain't even Arab
*autistic bongroach screeches in the distance*

finally it came back to me
i knew that the whole arab spring reminded me of something
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Frogs_Who_Desired_a_King
dictatorships and violent repression are the only valid form of government

>>192847
>"if you speak Arabic, you are an Arab"
t. Bongroach AKA "the sexerciser"

>>192877
he has reached levels of civnat that shouldn't even be possible

>>192872
>According to the earliest source, Phaedrus, the story concerns a group of frogs who called on the great god Zeus to send them a king. He threw down a log, which fell in their pond with a loud splash and terrified them. Eventually one of the frogs peeped above the water and, seeing that it was no longer moving, soon all hopped upon it and made fun of their king.
>Then the frogs made a second request for a real king and were sent a water snake that started eating them. Once more the frogs appealed to Zeus, but this time he replied that they must face the consequences of their request.

>The original context of the story, as related by Phaedrus, makes it clear that people feel the need of laws but are impatient of personal restraint.
This pretty much sums up 4/pol/

>Maidan Wardak governor General Muzaffar Yameen called on his forces to halt opposition to Taliban, he accused foreigners for the bloodshed & says Taliban are our own people. we don't have any problem with them. He said this while addressing students of SyedAbad university.
https://twitter.com/Ahmdyarr/status/1074679009869512704

Interesting. But I don't think the Taliban will welcome him with open arms since he's basically a collaborator that sees the writing on the wall and wants to join the winning team.

I'm implementing the gainz scheme that I use for Syria in Yemen and Afghanistan, and I'll be creating Shitgifs for Yemen and Afghanistan as well - yes, Afghanistan Shitgifs will include the Districtmap, so it'll be 4 maps for Afghanistan.
>CAN YOU KEEP UP WITH THE SHITMUPDATES?
>YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE SHITMAPS!

Yemen Shitmupdates - Houthis counterattack in Nihm area of east Sana'a province.

US President Donald Trump gave a positive response to Turkey’s operation east of the Euphrates, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on December 17 following a phone call with the US President, according to Turkish media.

“We can start our operation any moment now in Syrian territory at any place, especially along the 500-kilometer border, without harming U.S. soldiers,” Erdogan said at the opening ceremony at Mevlana Square in central Konya province.

Erdogan said that he had told his Trump that “terrorists” must leave the region east of the Euphrates River.

“If they don’t go, we will send them,” he said. “The terror corridor [in Syria] is disturbing us. Since we are partners with the US, we must do this.”

The Turkish President also called on the US to uphold to the Manbij deal to clear the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) from the region.

“Our fight against terrorism in the Syrian territory will continue until a political solution is opened,” Erdogan said.

Last weekend, Erdogan announced that Turkey is about to launch to a military operation against the YPG in the area east of the Euphrates. According to sources in pro-Turkish militant groups, about 15,000 members of pro-Turkish militant factions are ready to participate in this attack.

https://southfront.org/trump-gives-positive-response-to-turkeys-operation-east-of-euphrates-erdogan/

Significant if verified, but I'm inclined to call bullshit.
Come on Erdogan, do it already.

Trump buying watermelons now?

>>192956
Yeah
>all those Albanians in Greece and FYROM
>Kurds get the last laugh
>>192965
>now

https://fas.org/irp/eprint/iraqi/wahhabi.pdf

Good read.

>>192847
>>192877
kek
All I'm saying is there is a gradient between the full nigger you see in Zimbabwe and Senegal, to the full arab you get in Libya or Syria. Sudan, Somalia, West Yemen are more or less mixed in terms of nigger/arab.

>>192949
wtf I love Kurdistan now.
Also wtf is up with Kosovo? Implying it's a country is one thing. But largest minority bosnian? Where'd you get this from?

>>192969
Basically saudis are dominated by brits and jews?
I looked up that quote from the house of commons about the koran but couldn't find the original

>>192985
I grabbed this off /int/.
>>192986
Yeah, pretty much.

>Afghan Taliban agree to announce 6-month ceasefire if they are allowed to choose the leader of interim government in #Afghanistan, Taliban delegation told US envoy Khalilzad Pakistan delegation in UAE has asked Taliban to accept two US army bases in #Afghanistan #Afghanistan
https://twitter.com/metesohtaoglu/status/1075017618988384257

Interesting. How would this affect the current politics in Afghanistan if the leader of the interim gov't is a Taliban guy?

>>19308
thats what the Americans have suggested to them not what the Taliban have agreed to

>>193096
meant for >>193088

>>193097>>193096
I see. I was looking through my three Afghanistan sources (Drexl Spivey (looking through right now), Zabihullah, Pashtunist), and Drexl was mentioning that Talibs rejected peace talks with the gov't.

>>193088
here is the Taliban official statement reagarding this news and what they have demanded in the meeting

>>193100
Yep, these talks are going nowhere.

>>193101
better chance of producing something than the Moscow one though

>>193102
Btw, can you link me some more sources for Afghanistan news that are somewhat active?
I've only got the three that I mentioned. I had four but DNURPAKT(?) got shoah'd. Suprised Zabihullah hasn't already gotten shoah'd as well.

>>193106
https://twitter.com/cmellaniac
https://twitter.com/amirajadoon
https://twitter.com/natsecjeff
https://twitter.com/Pashtunist
https://twitter.com/DRKNURPAKT1
https://twitter.com/Zulmai_Afghan
https://twitter.com/RealAFGs
https://twitter.com/himat900
https://twitter.com/deskafghanistan
https://twitter.com/RisboLensky
https://twitter.com/MarcBlanc19

>DNURPAKT
He might comeback with another account

>>193106
>Zabihullah hasn't already gotten shoah'd as well.
he has but he keeps multiple accounts

>>193106
forgot this one
https://twitter.com/afghanosint?lang=en

>>193108
Awesome. Thanks Pingu.
>https://twitter.com/Pashtunist
Shoah'd, here's his new acc https://twitter.com/Ahmdyarr
>https://twitter.com/RealAFGs
Suspended.

>>193109
Jej, good for him.
>>193110
Thanks Pingu

>>193111
>Shoah'd, here's his new acc https://twitter.com/Ahmdyarr
apologies for that forgot to update the list with the new link and remove the old ones

>>193113
Np Pingu, this is good stuff.

Afghan Shitmupdates - Gurziwan District center in Faryab went from siege to being contested.

>WALL FUNDING OFF TABLE
>USA GIVING $4.8 BILLION TO MEXICO
Per Drudge, an MSM source

The absolute fucking state

>>193129
wonder how /ptg/ is going to spin that also why is the other place down now?

>>193131
>wonder how /ptg/ is going to spin that
I don't know, and I don't care.
>why is the other place down now?
Maintenance from 7PM EST to 11PM EST

>I don't know, and I don't care
I dont believe you

>>193133
Do I look like the kind of guy that loves or hates Trump?

>>193134
I can see you leaning towards the latter

>>193140
I can see this, but I really don't pay attention to Burger politics since it's always the same.
I just use Drudge to get MSM perspective on international news and read between the lines. Those two headlines were at the top and I just found it funny.

https://twitter.com/LucasFoxNews/status/1075387497344045056
BRUH...
LOOK AT THIS DUUUUDE...
OH NOONONONONONONONONO.....

>>193258
If Trump withdraws from Syria he probably has enough finance lined up for the military and to spare to build the wall.