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Kurdish Armour Against ISIS

YPG/SDF tanks, technicals and AFVs in the Syrian Civil War, 2014–19

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

Av Ed Nash, Alaric Searle, Germany) Searle, Alaric (University of Potsdam

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One of the most remarkable mechanized campaigns of recent years pitted the brutal and heavily armed jihadis of Islamic State against an improvised force belonging to the Kurdish YPG (later the SDF). While some Kurdish vehicles were originally from Syrian Army stocks or captured from ISIS, many others were extraordinary homemade AFVs based on truck or digger mechanicals, or duskas, the Kurds’ version of the technical. Before US air power was sent to Syria, these were the Kurds’ most powerful and mobile weapons.Co-written by a British volunteer who fought with the Kurds and an academic expert on armoured warfare, this study explains how the Kurds built and used their AFVs in the war against ‘Daesh’, and identifies as far as possible which vehicles took part in major battles, such as Kobane, Manbij and Raqqa. With detailed new artwork depicting the Kurds’ range of armour and many previously unpublished photos, this is an original and fascinating look at modern improvised mechanized warfare.

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Utgivningsdatum2021-09-16
Mått246 x 184 x 2 mm
Vikt170 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieNew Vanguard
Antal sidor48
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
IllustratörCano Rodríguez, Irene, Cano Rodriguez, Irene, Rodríguez, Irene Cano
ISBN9781472847584

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Ed Nash fought for the YPG in 2015/16, participating in a number of offensives against the so-called Islamic State. He has recounted his experiences in a memoir entitled Desert Sniper (Little, Brown, 2018). He has travelled through a number of other conflict zones, especially in south-east Asia. He holds a degree in History; and, he has published a number of articles on counter-insurgency, weapons technology, and military affairs more generally.Alaric Searle is Professor of Modern European History, School of Arts and Media, University of Salford. He is the author of several works on military history, including Armoured Warfare: A Military, Political and Global History (Bloomsbury Academic, 2017), and an edited collection of the military papers of Major-General J.F.C. Fuller, published by the Army Records Society (History Press, 2017). He is a frequent contributor to academic journals. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and Visiting Professor at Nankai University, Tianjin, China.

INTRODUCTIONTHE ROLE OF ARMOURED FORCES IN SYRIAARMED GROUPS IN THE SYRIAN CIVIL WARThe YPG/YPJThe Islamic State in Iraq and Syria The Syrian Democratic Forces IMPROVISED ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLESImprovised tanksImprovised armoured carsImprovised armoured support vehiclesImprovised armoured personnel carriersAFV SOURCES: SYRIAN ARMY, ISIS AND COALITION SUPPLIEDSoviet armourBRDM-2 scout vehiclesArmoured personnel carriers M1117 armoured security vehicleThe US Army HumveeOther US-supplied wheeled vehicles'TECHNICALS'12.7mm heavy machine guns14.5mm KPV23mm cannon57mm recoilless rifles and multiple rocket launchersUNIT STRUCTURE AND TACTICSTHE YPG/SDF WAR AGAINST ISISInitial ISIS attacks (2013–14)The battle of Kobanê (15 September 2014–26 January 2015)The al-Hasakah offensives (21 February–17 March 2015 and 6 May–31 May 2015)The Tell Abyad offensive (31 May–10 July 2015)The battle of Sarrin (18 June–27 July 2015)The battle of al-Hasakah (23 June–1 August 2015)The al-Hawl offensive (31 October–30 November 2015)Tishrin Dam (23–30 December 2015)The al-Shaddadi offensive (16–24 February 2016)The Manbij offensive (31 May–21 August 2016)The Raqqa campaign (6 November 2016–20 October 2017)Setbacks and victory over ISIS (2017–19)CONCLUSIONBIBLIOGRAPHYINDEX