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BGBD

(3,282 posts) Sat Feb 26, 2022, 12:42 AM Feb 2022

I said in a other thread

A day or so ago that this conflict will open the door for lots of experienced insurgents to flow in to Ukraine for the opportunity to fight Russians. They made a lot of enemies in Syria and that's not a hard journey to make....case in point.

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You're going to see experienced insurgents providing that information to a very willing population. If they take Kyiv or any Ukrainian city really, they'll wish they didn't.

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I said in a other thread (Original Post) BGBD Feb 2022 OP

Wow! I hope these insurgent types are the real deal! PortTack Feb 2022 #1

Look him up BGBD Feb 2022 #2

PortTack

(32,796 posts)

1. Wow! I hope these insurgent types are the real deal!

Reply to BGBD (Original post)

Sat Feb 26, 2022, 12:46 AM

Feb 2022

BGBD

(3,282 posts)

2. Look him up

Reply to PortTack (Reply #1)

Sat Feb 26, 2022, 12:50 AM

Feb 2022

This dude is a veteran of the Syrian Civil War as part of the Free Syrian Army. He's known as an ace at operating TOW anti-tank missiles with something like 140 confirmed hits.

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