At the end of September, VICE compiled its five part series on Aleppo into an hour-long documentary. For those following Syria and conflict environment more generally, it features sights you’ve seen before. Regardless, it’s still a-must-watch. If you missed it the first time around, check it out above. Here’s the description: Aleppo is Syria’s largest metropolitan area […]
An unknown UAV, possibly Iran’s Shahed-129 or variant, appears to be operational over the skies of Damascus according to several videos uploaded by FSA sources. Footage of the UAV was posted to Youtube by FSA affiliated sources on 10APR14 was reported to be undertaking surveillance operations over the skies of East Gouta, Damascus. A freeze […]
Located approximately 12 miles West of the Shaheed Mwaffaq AB, the al Azraq refugee camp has grown in size since opening. Imagery acquired by DigitalGlobe on 28DEC13 shows ongoing construction activity at the site. At the time of imagery, 3,174 structures were detected in the camp, which included 2,431 infrastructure and support buildings as well as […]
The latest available imagery from January 2013 acquired by DigitalGlobe shows a flight of MIG-29 multirole fighter aircraft on the main operations apron at Syrian Air Force Sayqal AB, approximately 53 miles northeast of Damascus. (Another MIG-29 was parked on the airfield’s engine test stand at the time of capture). Syrian MIG-29s were first utilized to defend […]
Turkey’s Incirlik air base near Adana gets new aircraft shelters possibly supporting a second combat air patrol of Predator UAVs. Satellite imagery acquired by Digital Globe shows two new clam shell shelters for the drone apron at Turkey’s Incirlik air base since September 2012. Although the activity may be circumstantial, the addition of the support […]
The use of new Iranian-manufactured UAVs have spread north to Aleppo according to a recent media report. Just a few hours ago, Al Jazeera published a video submitted from Jabhat al-Nusra showing the wreckage of a probable Yasir drone which it claims was shot down over the skies of Aleppo. If confirmed, it would be the […]
