http://www.liveleak.com/browse?channel_token=ebb_1345834935 Items in channel 'chinadoll' Sat, 25 May 2013 01:04:09 -0400 Liveleak http://edge.liveleak.com/80281E/u/u/ll2/logo.gif http://www.liveleak.com/browse?channel_token=ebb_1345834935 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 14:25:12 -0500 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=134_1358967187 chinadoll rebels setting up what looks to me like an AT-3 sagger. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=134_1358967187 chinadoll Syrian rebels with AT-3 Saggers syria, fsa, ssa, at-3 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 23:47:35 -0500 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=2ae_1358916339 chinadoll short video of SAA flying a UAV over daraya . http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=2ae_1358916339 chinadoll UAV over Daraya syria, daraya, fsa, ssa, uav Tue, 22 Jan 2013 02:04:38 -0500 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=10c_1358838016 chinadoll Minnigh(spelling?) heli base, near turkish border. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=10c_1358838016 chinadoll CNNs Ivan Watson reporting with rebels (Minnigh Military Airport) syria, fsa, ssa Mon, 21 Jan 2013 23:15:47 -0500 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=3db_1358827990 chinadoll Is Qatar fuelling the crisis in north Mali? By S'egol`ene ALLEMANDOU the 21/01/2013 - 20:55 Oil-rich gulf state Qatar has a vested interest in the outcome of the north Mali crisis, according to various reports that have been picked up by French MPs, amid suspicion that Doha may be siding with the rebels to extend its regional influence.Since Islamist groups exploited a military coup in the Malian capital of Bamako in early 2012 to take control of the entire north of the country, accusations of Qatari involvement in a crisis that has seen France deploy troops have been growing. Last week two French politicians explicitly accused Qatar of giving material support to separatists and Islamists in north Mali, adding fuel to speculation that the Emirate is playing a behind-the-scenes role in spreading Islamic fundamentalism in Africa. French far-right leader Marine Le Pen and Communist Party Senator Michelle Demessine both said that that Qatar had questions to answer. "If Qatar is objecting to France's engagement in Mali it's because intervention risks destroying Doha's most fundamentalist allies," Le Pen said in a statement on her party website , in response to a call by Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani for dialogue with the Islamists. 'Cash from Doha' The first accusations of Qatari involvement with Tuareg separatists and Islamist groups came in a June 2012 article in respected French weekly the Canard Enchain'e. In a piece title "Our friend Qatar is financing Mali's Islamists", the newspaper alleged that the oil-rich Gulf state was financing the separatists . It quoted an unnamed source in French military intelligence saying: "The MNLA , al Qaeda-linked Ansar Dine and MUJAO have all received cash from Doha." A month later Sadou Diallo, the mayor of the north Malian city of Gao told RTL radio : "The French government knows perfectly well who is supporting these terrorists. Qatar, for example, continues to send so-called aid and food every day to the airports of Gao and Timbuktu." The presence of Qatari NGOs in north Mali is no secret. Last summer, in the wake of the separatist takeover, the Qatari Red Crescent was the only humanitarian organisation granted access to the vast territory. One member of the Qatari humanitarian team told AFP at the end of June that they had simply "come to Gao to evaluate the humanitarian needs of the region in terms of water and electricity access." Deeply entrenched Regional geopolitical expert Mehdi Lazar, who specialises on Qatar, wrote in French weekly news magazine L'Express in December that Doha's relationship with predominantly Muslim north Mali was deeply entrenched. "Qatar has an established a network of institutions it funds in Mali, including madrassas, schools and charities that it has been funding from the 1980s," he wrote, adding that Qatar would be expecting a return on this investment. "Mali has huge oil and gas potential and it needs help developing its infrastructure," he said. "Qatar is well placed to help, and could also, on the back of good relations with an Islamist-ruled north Mali, exploit rich gold and uranium deposits in the country." Qatar's foreign policy is also motivated by religion, wrote Lazar, and success in Mali would "greatly increase the Emirate's influence in West Africa and the Sahel region". "If the Qatari influence in the current situation in Mali turns out to be real, it must be seen in the context of two branches of a global competition," he wrote. "Firstly, competition with Saudi Arabia to be the centre of Sunni Islam; secondly, in terms of competition between the Sunni and Shiite branches of the Muslim faith. "It would be an extension of the effort Qatar is already making in Egypt, Libya and in Tunisia." Lazar does not believe, however, that Qatar will get directly involved in the conflict unfolding in Mali, however, and that rather than getting its hands dirty, Doha will try to position itself as mediator in future negotiations between the Malian government, the various rebel groups in the north of the country, Algeria and France. http://www.france24.com/en/20130121-qatar-mali-france-ansar-dine-mnla-al-qaeda-sunni-islam-doha http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=3db_1358827990 chinadoll Is Qatar fuelling the crisis in north Mali? qatar, france, syria, africa, mali Mon, 21 Jan 2013 12:22:04 -0500 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=185_1358788584 chinadoll PRESIDENT Bashar al-Assad's regime has put together a new paramilitary force of men and women, some trained by key ally Iran, to fight what is now becoming a guerrilla war, a watchdog says. The force, dubbed the National Defence Army, gathers together existing popular committees of pro-regime civilian fighters under a new, better-trained and armed hierarchy, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The popular committees were originally formed to protect pro-regime neighbourhoods from rebels. "The (regular) army is not trained to fight a guerrilla war, so the regime has resorted to creating the National Defence Army," said Observatory director Rami Abdel Rahman. Most of the new fighters are members or supporters of the ruling Baath party, said Abdel Rahman. "They include men and women, and members of all the sects." The new force is not connected to the pro-regime shabiha militia, which the army and security forces have deployed ever since the outbreak of an anti-regime revolt to help it suppress dissent across the country. Members of the paramilitary force, like the popular committees before, will focus on fighting in their own neighbourhoods. On Friday, Moscow's Russia Today reported on its website that the new National Defence Army was being set up to "defend districts against gunmen". "The Syrian authorities are set to create ... a National Defence Army, parallel to regime forces, so that the (regular) army is freed up for combat," the website reported citing an unnamed official. Abdel Rahman, whose Observatory relies on a network of activists and medics on the ground, said Iran was involved in building the paramilitary force. "The paramilitary force includes an elite fighting force trained by Iran," Abdel Rahman told AFP. "Iran has provided training to the paramilitary force's commando fighters." Iran, Damascus's key regional ally, staunchly backs Assad and in September 2012 said its elite Quds Force, which is tasked with carrying out operations outside the Islamic republic, was giving Damascus "counsel and advice". On the ground, an activist said the new force was already active in the central province of Homs. "The number of regime fighters in the province has swelled in recent days, as the National Defence Army has started to come into action," anti-regime activist Hadi al-Abdullah told AFP via the internet from the rebel-held town of Qusayr. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/breaking-news/iran-helps-syria-build-paramilitary-force/story-fn3dxix6-1226558685867 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=185_1358788584 chinadoll Iran helps Syria build paramilitary force syria, iran, fsa, ssa Mon, 21 Jan 2013 00:09:18 -0500 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=aa8_1358744541 chinadoll im used to seeing him with his helmet on covering Daraya operations! he provides no proof for what he's saying in regards to july 2013. im pretty sure its his own opinion and not a "russian consensus" Credit for translation+subs goes to EretzZen from YT! http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=aa8_1358744541 chinadoll short interview on RT Arabic with Marat Musin +english subs syria, fsa, ssa, RT, russia Sun, 20 Jan 2013 00:26:42 -0500 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=164_1358659308 chinadoll reportedly it happend on Jan 18th. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=164_1358659308 chinadoll Al-Jazeera correspondent shot on camera (Daraa,syria) syria, daraa, fsa, ssa, Fri, 18 Jan 2013 17:01:52 -0500 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=c4e_1358546379 chinadoll The video's production and open dissemination highlights how fighters outside Syria are jumping into the fray - and growing less shy about hiding it. By Nicholas Blanford, Correspondent / January 18, 2013 Beirut, LebanonAn unprecedented and slickly-produced video is being circulated around Shiite areas of Lebanon showing alleged Shiite combatants fighting in Syria. The video's production and open dissemination highlights how fighters outside Syria are jumping into the country's ongoing civil war - and growing less shy about hiding it. According to Lebanese sources close to the militant Shiite Hezbollah, the combatants seen in the video are a mix of Hezbollah members and Iraqi Shiites, but the video was produced in Iraq. Hezbollah's leadership has played down persistent reports that its fighters are helping defend the beleaguered regime of President Bashar al-Assad. But the video, which was clearly made with the consent of the combatants, appears to reflect the growing conviction within Shiite circles in Lebanon that the war in Syria is no longer one between an embattled autocratic regime and a grassroots opposition but a sectarian confrontation against the emerging and increasingly influential Salafi Jihadist groups that view Shiites as heretics and Hezbollah as an enemy. "I don't feel that Hezbollah is defending the regime. They are defending themselves because once the regime goes, they are next," says Ali, a glazier and staunch Hezbollah supporter from southern Beirut. RECOMMENDED: Sunni and Shiite Islam: Do you know the difference? Take our quiz. The conflict in neighboring Syria presents Hezbollah and its Iranian patron with a strategic dilemma. Assad's Syria represents the geopolitical lynchpin that binds Hezbollah to Iran and is a core component in the "Jabhat al-Muqawama" or "Axis of Resistance," the pan-regional alliance challenging Israel and Western ambitions in the Middle East. If Assad falls and is replaced by a moderate Sunni regime that turns away from Iran and towards Saudi Arabia and Turkey, Hezbollah could become isolated on the Mediterranean coast and potentially threatened by a Sunni resurgence in the Levant. Sources in the Syrian opposition, the rebel Free Syrian Army, and Western embassies concur that Hezbollah is participating in some fighting and also training regular Syrian troops in urban warfare tactics and turning the pro-regime Shabiha militia into an effective paramilitary force. In October, Hezbollah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah admitted that some members of the party were fighting to defend a string of villages just inside Syria that are populated by Lebanese Shiites. Get our FREE 2013 Global Security Forecast now Initially, there was some unease among Hezbollah supporters over the party directly assisting the Assad regime in its brutal suppression of a popular uprising. Some fretted that Hezbollah's image as a champion of the oppressed would be tarnished and that fighting in Syria would distract its attention from the struggle against Israel. Hezbollah involvement debatedIn October, Fawwaz Traboulsi, a Lebanese political scientist and author, called on Hezbollah to withdraw its forces from Syria. "I appeal to them for the sake of Palestine; for the sake of preserving the credibility of the party and the role of the Islamic Resistance in the Arab-Israeli struggle; for the sake of preserving the honor of the weapons of the resistance, so that they may continue waging their jihad against the Israeli enemy only," he wrote in an opinion piece published by Lebanon's daily As-Safir newspaper. However, as the conflict in Syria has intensified, atrocities reportedly committed by the rebels combined with the rise of extremist Sunni groups appear to have diminished misgivings previously felt by some Lebanese Shiites at Hezbollah's presence in Syria. Radical Salafi jihadist groups, such as Jabhat al-Nusra, the largest and militarily the most successful of the rebel groups in Syria, are regarded by Hezbollah as a potent threat because of their Takfiri ideology which treats Shiites as heretics. "It's not a secret anymore . Hezbollah may not be talking about it openly but everyone knows they are going over there," said a Lebanese Shiite who lives in the Hezbollah stronghold of southern Beirut but asked not to be named due to the sensitivity of the subject. Still, Hezbollah fighters are not the only Lebanese playing combat roles in Syria. Several hundred Lebanese Sunnis have joined various rebel Free Syrian Army units, and clandestine logistical support networks for the rebel forces have been established in parts of north and northeast Lebanon. Key Shiite tombThe video shows fighters in the Sayyida Zeinab quarter of southern Damascus, a key battlefront in the struggle for the Syrian capital. Sayyida Zeinab is the site of the tomb of Zeinab, the Prophet Mohammed's granddaughter and daughter of Imam Ali, the founder of the Shiite sect. The golden-domed tomb is a major pilgrimage site for Shiites. The rousing combat video carries in the corner of the screen a logo of a furled green banner and the name "the Abu Fadl al-Abbas Brigades," which could refer to a small Iran-backed faction that launched sniper and roadside bomb attacks against US and coalition troops in Iraq between 2005 and 2008. The Abu Fadl al-Abbas Brigades subsequently became part of Kataeb Hezbollah, one of a handful of Iran-supported factions described by the US as "Special Groups." US officials have accused Iran and Hezbollah of training the Iraqi Special Groups, and Kataeb Hezbollah was designated by the US as a foreign terrorist organization in 2009. Hezbollah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah referred to the Abu Fadl al-Abbas Brigades in a speech in 2007 as one of several groups that "confirm the existence of vast strong and effective resistance on the Shiite level" in Iraq. Hezbollah's Al-Manar television station was the first to broadcast many of the Iraqi group's combat videos. The Iraqi origins of the Sayyida Zeinab video are also illustrated by a fighter gazing reverently at a poster of Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Sadeq al-Sadr, father of current prominent Iraqi Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr, who was murdered by the regime of Saddam Hussein in 1999. An almost identical version of the video circulating in Lebanon was uploaded to YouTube on Dec. 30, 2012 by "Saydanas," who appears from previous uploaded material to be an Iraqi Shiite who follows the Sadrist line. The 4 minute 5 second video carries footage of fighters in combat stances, firing AK-47 rifles, sniper rifles, and rocket-propelled grenades, interspersed with iconic Shiite images. The film is set to a backdrop of a stirring martial song "O Zeinab." One shot shows five uniformed fighters armed with an assortment of weapons sitting on a street with a caption reading "the resting place of the fighters who are defending the holy site of Zeinab." The film concludes with the caption "produced and directed by the unknown soldier." Evidence of HezbollahThere is no mention of Hezbollah in the film and it is not possible to confirm that the militants shown are from the Lebanese organization. But there are small clues suggesting that the fighters belong to Hezbollah, or at least have received training from the organization. For example, most of the fighters featured hold the AK-47 by the magazine when firing rather than the wooden grip beneath the barrel, a Hezbollah method that is supposed to allow them to swing the weapon more quickly. Another hint is that the fighters fire their AK-47s in semi-automatic mode rather than fully automatic, a technique taught to Hezbollah combatants to improve accuracy and save ammunition. Although the faces are blurred out to prevent identification (another Hezbollah trait), they appear to range in age from late 20s to mid 30s, conforming to reports that most of the Hezbollah men deployed to Syria are combat veterans rather than raw recruits. Sayyida Zeinab has become an important battleground in the ongoing struggle for Damascus. It represents a wedge of regime-controlled territory in southern Damascus where rebel forces are attempting to form a homogenous opposition belt extending through the northern, eastern, and southern suburbs. Sayyida Zeinab also holds a significant emotional appeal for Shiites given the presence of the shrine which served as the inspiration for the stirring combat video. "I think Sayyida Zeinab is really important to Iran, even beyond the current fight," says Joseph Holliday, a senior research analyst at the Washington-based Institute for the Study of War. "Certainly it has huge operational significance right now ... the neighbourhood is an island of regime control in Damascus' southeast." A Western diplomat with contacts within the regime and opposition confirmed that Hezbollah militants were fighting in south Damascus. He added that if Sayyida Zeinab were to fall, "the FSA would be one big step closer to having jumping off positions for an attack on the city center." The diplomat adds: "It could be quite a crucial battle with all those Hezbollah around." http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=c4e_1358546379 chinadoll Video appears to show Hezbollah and Iraqi Shiites fighting in Syria syria, fsa, saa, hezbollah Wed, 16 Jan 2013 10:22:51 -0500 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b55_1358349531 chinadoll im not an expert but these ordnances look very diffierent then the "white phosphorus" vidoes i've seen on LL, there's sound of explosions in the background . http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b55_1358349531 chinadoll "Cluster munitions" being used in Syrian conflict syria, fsa, ssa, cluster bomb Tue, 15 Jan 2013 11:06:47 -0500 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=624_1358265536 chinadoll i got this vid from another social media site, its from Jan. 14th. I have not seen these trainers in combat lately and thought some of you might find it interesting! plus listen to the "battle crys" on the background coming from loud speakers! on a personal note i really hope all syrians can find enough common ground to start talking to each other and end this truly ugly and vicious cycle of violence http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=624_1358265536 chinadoll Russian L-39 in Syria syria, fsa, ssa Thu, 10 Jan 2013 11:36:26 -0500 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=e5e_1357835544 chinadoll NICOSIA - The Syrian military has begun firing newly-acquired Iranian missiles toward Sunni rebel targets. Western intelligence sources said the Syrian military has been firing advanced Iranian surface-to-surface missiles toward rebel strongholds in central and northern Syria. The sources said the short-range missiles were far more accurate than Syria's huge arsenal of unguided rockets. "This could be a game-changer and reverse rebel gains," an intelligence source said. The sources said the missiles were believed to include the Fateh-110 missile. They said Fateh-110 marked an accurate solid-fuel weapon with a range of more than 200 kilometers. The Syrian military began firing the Fateh-110 and other advanced Iranian weapons earlier this month. The sources said the regime of President Bashar Assad sought to drive out rebels from their strongholds around such cities as Aleppo, Homs and Damascus. In late 2012, the Assad regime approved the firing of the Scud-B ballistic missile toward rebel strongholds in the north near the border with Turkey. But the sources said the Scuds, regarded as inaccurate, failed to roll back rebel gains. The Fateh-110 firing was being assisted by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the sources said. They said IRGC, with a force of some 10,000 in Syria, was responsible for the delivery, deployment and maintenance of the new weapons. http://www.worldtribune.com/2013/01/09/intel-syria-firing-advanced-iran-missiles-in-game-changer/ http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=e5e_1357835544 chinadoll Intel: Syria firing advanced Iran missiles in 'game-changer' syria, iran, saa, fsa, missile, fateh-110 Sun, 09 Sep 2012 21:15:13 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=641_1347239352 chinadoll Iran sends elite troops to aid Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria - Telegraph Iran sends elite troops to aid Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria Syrian government forces take position with a tank in the Saif al-Dawla district of Aleppo^A Photo: AFP By Con Coughlin, Defence Editor 8:59PM BST 06 Sep 2012 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/9526858/Iran-sends-elite-tr... Page 1 of 2 Iran is intensifying its support for the regime of Bashar al-Assad by sending 150 senior Revolutionary Guards commanders to Syria to help repel opposition attempts to overthrow the government. Western intelligence officials say that Iran's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has personally sanctioned the dispatch of the experienced officers to ensure that the Assad regime, Iran's most important regional ally, survives the threat to its survival. In addition, Iran has shipped hundreds of tons of military equipment, including guns, rockets, and shells, to Syria through the regular air corridor that has been established between Damascus and Tehran. Intelligence officials believe the increased Iranian support has been responsible for the growing effectiveness of the Assad regime's tactics in forcing anti-government rebel groups on the defensive. In the past few weeks, pro-Assad forces have seized the offensive by launching a series of well-coordinated attacks against rebel strongholds in Damascus and Aleppo. The Iranian operation to support Mr Assad is being masterminded by Qassem Suleimani, the head of the Guards' Quds force which is responsible for overseeing Iran's overseas operations. The decision to increase Iran's support for Syria was taken after the Syrian defence minister and Assad's brother-in-law were killed in a suicide bomb attack at Syria's national security headquarters in July, together with a number of other senior defence officials. The Revolutionary Guards officers were flown to Damascus in chartered Iranian aircraft which were given permission to fly through Iraqi air space. Iranian military equipment is said to have been shipped to Syria by the same route. 09/09/2012 Iran sends elite troops to aid Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria - Telegraph A spokesman for the National Council of Resistance in Iran (NCRI) claimed that the Iranians being held by Syrian opposition groups included several brigadier-generals and a number of colonels who had many years of experience serving in the Revolutionary Guards. Version:0.9 StartHtml: 105 EndHtml: 7499 StartFragment: 334 EndFragment: 7467 "Iran has taken a strategic decision to deepen its involvement in the Syrian crisis," a senior Western security official said. "The Iranians are desperate for their most important regional ally to survive the current crisis. And Iran's involvement is starting to pay dividends." On Thursday, Syrian army bombardment was reported to have killed at least 20 people in an area of southern Damascus which houses a large Palestinian community. Assad loyalists have accused Palestinian refugees living in the capital of siding with the rebels, and have retaliated by launching repeated attacks against the Yarmouk refugee camp. Iran's support for pro-regime forces in Syria, particularly the supply of arms and ammunition, is making a vital contribution to the regime's fightback against rebel forces, who only a few weeks ago were threatening to overrun the Syrian capital. Tehran's position has been prompted by fears that any change of government in Damascus could jeopardise Iranian support for Hizbollah, the militant Shia Muslim militia it backs in Lebanon. Under the Assad regime Damascus has allowed Iran to ship regular supplies of arms and equipment to southern Lebanon to enable Hizbollah to sustain its aggressive stance against Israel. The ayatollahs fear that any change of regime in Syria might cut the supply line. Intelligence officials believe that many of the Iranian commanders sent to Syria have previous experience of working in Lebanon with Hizbollah. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=641_1347239352 chinadoll Iran sends elite troops to aid Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria SYRIA,FSA,SAA,IRAN