TØM CΛT
@TomtheBasedCat
Mainly focused on observing Iraq, Syria to a much lesser extent. Calling BS regardless of side. Not: Activist/Analyst ||Like is typically an acknowledgement||
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Also to note that it's starting to get dark so obviously things can change rather quickly.
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Literally the reason why USMC Security Forces exist.
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Was only a matter of time.https://twitter.com/LucasFoxNews/status/1212037465944576000…
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https://twitter.com/TomtheBasedCat/status/1212029210807721991?s=19 … some confirmation now that it's US Army AH-64s making their orbit and dispersing flares. Video in a bit.
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From the event Pretty sure these are non-lethal 40mm sponge roundspic.twitter.com/52mpJc1YKj
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Reports of heavy air activity over the Green Zone now.
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North Baghdad tribes cut the Baghdad-Mosul road because Sheikh Mashhadani still hasn't been released.
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TØM CΛT Retweeted
#BREAKING -#Iraqi International Zone forces have created a buffer between protestors and the#US Embassy. Protestors have built camps around the embassy to protest the killing of 20 Iraqi troops by US airstrikes against Iraqi bases against ISIS near the#Syrian border.pic.twitter.com/F78ZmQZGmVThis media may contain sensitive material. Learn more -
Second gate was just burned by the PMF protesters.
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Some more photos. Even regular Army troops (in desert cammies) are present now, a few of them were also visible in Kaldani's video as well.pic.twitter.com/6cBZwiIbpr
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Always funny when people are like "guhhh who are these people?" to spread fear in media. Situation was controlled from the beginning and some damage to the compound wall doesn't change that.https://twitter.com/ahmedalbasheer1/status/1211988635299598342…
ما اعرف المسلحين المن تابعين صراحة ..
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By the way you can literally see the Army SF soldiers standing on line to block the entrance. We can stop the fearmongering now.https://twitter.com/ahmedalbasheer1/status/1212013041090473985…
شهود عيان: التظاهرة امام السفارة الامريكية تشهد اقبالا ضعيفاً بعد مرور ساعتين وربع على انطلاقها..#غرد_مثل_العهد
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Here's the Iraq Army Special Forces Division logo, on the Lieutenant Colonel's uniform.pic.twitter.com/Jcgzdn7FBF
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This is accurate. Anyone who followed the protests from the beginning would know that Tahrir Square made it abundantly clear that they wanted nothing to do with the Green Zone. This is exactly why groups that did went on to gather at Wathbah and Khalani. Today is different thoughhttps://twitter.com/alifarhan85/status/1211986430987251712…
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متظاهروا التحرير يعلنون برائتهم من احداث الخضراء ويلتزمون السلمية .
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Even in the Brigade 50 commander's video, you can see that the SF troops are actively blocking the entrance to the Embassy grounds. PMF seem to have accepted this and are instead showing up for photos. Hence why Kaldani is there.pic.twitter.com/2iGa1gXMnp
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1 soldier was Killed in Action last night following an attack by ISIS in Nada area west of Mandali within east Diyala.
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Another image of the same vicinity showing the Iraq Army Special Forces troops. They're literally posted at the gate but I guess context doesn't matter to some people.pic.twitter.com/gjGZHLPQP8
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https://twitter.com/TomtheBasedCat/status/1211965180571242496?s=19 … Iraq MOD denies the presence of Najah Shammari at the US Embassy.
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These are soldiers from the 56th Special Forces Brigade, they have nothing to do with the banner or graffiti.pic.twitter.com/GFL45DhSOF
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President Trump is holding Iran "fully responsible" for any attacks that happen at the Embassy and calls on Iraq Govt to use its power to protect the site in Baghdad.
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Qais Khazali apparently made some ridiculous demand for the Coalition to hand over the pilots responsible for the strikes within 48 hours.
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This is what happens when journalists start acting like activists. It's common sense that this has nothing to do with the "October Revolution" and western media knows that. You're just trying to downplay the fact that these are mostly civilians who came from a funeral.https://twitter.com/thestevennabil/status/1211973121944604672…
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Why do people make it an effort to grossly underestimate these situations?
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How is he overseeing the storming of the Embassy when he and the rest of the leadership decided to show up AFTER the families chose to go there on their own? Even if they gave 'withdrawal orders' the civilians in the mix wouldn't leave.https://twitter.com/thestevennabil/status/1211959113959145472…
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Speaking of which, some of the protesters already started setting up tents. So unless the situation is able to be defused within the next few hours then this could last a few days.
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Iraq Army Special Forces Division is blocking any new force entering the Green Zone to prevent a clash with the protesters. Like I mentioned in other threads, 56th Brigade has the security file for the Green Zone.
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https://twitter.com/TomtheBasedCat/status/1211972382543491072?s=19 … AAM declared 3 days of mourning and stated that assaults on embassies are strictly prohibited, emphasizing that those involved will be punished according to the law which includes the strongest penalties.
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Adel Abdul-Mahdi is asking the protesters to leave the front of the Embassy immediately.
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24 people wounded so far during attempts to storm the compound.
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No truth to ICTS receiving tasking to respond to the Embassy crisis, this is not part of their mission guidelines. Current response to situation is being treated like Crowd/Riot Control so this is a MOI tasking.
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Kataib Hezbollah forces stationed in Jurf Nasr foiled an ISIS infiltration attempt last night.
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Still from a 20-second video which was recorded from the protester side of the windowspic.twitter.com/H54sCj7Ii3
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MOD on his way to the Embassy grounds now.
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How did media miss the memo about the huge funeral in Karrada? It was put out yesterday across social media, what did they think was gunna happen afterwards?https://twitter.com/AFP/status/1211925860325789702…
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https://twitter.com/IraqiSecurity/status/1211956312780820480?s=19 … There's always a Security Forces detachment from the Marines at the Embassies but we'll see what happens next. These guys are trained for this kind of scenario but even then it's unpredictable.
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Some stills to show the size of the protests. These people came directly from the funeral.pic.twitter.com/sMKft6zxCL
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The fighters' families are among the protesters and right now the MOI is trying to calm the situation.
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The security cameras on the walls were destroyed and the Ambassador is in Erbil. The towers are being evacuated. Pretty sure Iraqi Forces are heading there now.
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*KH Minister of Interior just arrived.
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Knew this was gunna happen. Funeral for LH fighters was at 10am local time in Karrada and what came next was undeniablehttps://twitter.com/NASnews3/status/1211955591234621440…
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