Threat Matrix: Iranian-backed militia seen with US tank in Iraq
Kata’ib Sayyid al Shuhada (KSS), an Iranian-backed Shia militia which operates in both Syria and Iraq, has been spotted using a US-made M1 Abrams tank in a recently released video. The video, which is a montage of different militias within the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU’s), a Shia-led collection of militias in Iraq, has been shared on several PMU social media outlets.
Around the 16 second mark of the video, a KSS flag can clearly be seen atop an Abrams. It is unclear exactly where the militia is located during this clip, but it is likely within Iraq’s central Salahadin province, where KSS has done a considerable amount of fighting against the Islamic State. It is also unclear when the footage was taken, however, the footage is likely recent since the montage was released two days ago. It is also likely the tank is from the Iraqi Army, as the militias operate with and alongside the Iraqi security forces.
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WNU Editor: You have to wonder what other equipment is in their possession.
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Well why not, we are supplying everyone else, it just wouldn't do to leave these guys out.
James I have a friend that works out every once in awhile with me that used to be a tanker . conversations end up in the same, when it comes to if these people can actually control an M1 and there is no way unless they being trained for a long time, you need to know more than basic English to understand electronics that complexity
Like the targeting system for example.
These were likely - at one time - Iraqi tanks...
I'm sure that there were Iraqis trained to use them...
And I may be wrong, but I'll bet there are/were Shia members among those in the Iraqi army that were trained to use all sorts of abandoned American equipment...
Alaric sacked Rome in 410 AD having been trained as a Roman ally and his army used Roman weapons...
The hardest lessons are the ones we never seem to learn.
Not only Alaric but Arminius too
Alaric BTW was given Roman depots as military head of Pannonia.
Alaric was not only trained but given the keys.
Si-vis-pasen,
The tread head is probably right, but if you have one and the other side doesn't well it can look pretty scary.
Oh yeah, I may have posted this to far back for you to notice, but maybe some memories Si-vis-pasen.
http://neveryetmelted.com/2016/02/04/serious-recoil/
Like I said, that's a hopping sob.
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