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    Syria Mobilized 300,000 Reservists?

    New Rules for Israel and Syria (Published 2003)
    http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/13/international/middleeast/13SYRI.html
    News analysis: Israeli air raid inside Syria has changed unspoken agreement for last three decades that Israeli-Syrian border would stay quiet no matter how much violence rages around it; since 1973, Israel and Syria have squared off in Lebanon, or deployed various proxy forces; Israeli attack on what they say is Palestinian terrorist training camp changes that formula, perhaps forever; following Palestinian suicide bombing in Haifa that killed 20 people, diplomats and Arab analysts predict that Sharon administration now plans to treat Damascus much as it has treated Yasir Arafat during past three years; he has been accused of orchestrating suicide missions against Israel, attacked militarily, cut off and ultimately isolated; burning debate in Damascus is what government will do if Israel attacks again (M)



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    The talk of one Damascus barbershop this week was that some reservists had been called up; a political analyst, Haitham Kilani, a retired diplomat and air force general, put the number summoned so far at 300,000 of 1.5 million reservists. There has been no official announcement of a call-up adding to a standing army of more than 300,000.

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    That's huge. The entire IDF reserve pool is about 400k IIRC.

    And why doesnt this get big headlines?
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    Eli, so what? We have them surrounded, and they're low tech. The only downside to destroying them in battle is the cost of rebuilding their country and economy so that next go round they're high tech.
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    • #3
      How well trained are Syrian reservists?
      No, I did not steal that from somebody on Something Awful.

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        New Rules for Israel and Syria (Published 2003)
        http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/13/international/middleeast/13SYRI.html?ex=1066622400&en=6bdcdb86b9761060&ei=5062&partner=GOOGLE
        News analysis: Israeli air raid inside Syria has changed unspoken agreement for last three decades that Israeli-Syrian border would stay quiet no matter how much violence rages around it; since 1973, Israel and Syria have squared off in Lebanon, or deployed various proxy forces; Israeli attack on what they say is Palestinian terrorist training camp changes that formula, perhaps forever; following Palestinian suicide bombing in Haifa that killed 20 people, diplomats and Arab analysts predict that Sharon administration now plans to treat Damascus much as it has treated Yasir Arafat during past three years; he has been accused of orchestrating suicide missions against Israel, attacked militarily, cut off and ultimately isolated; burning debate in Damascus is what government will do if Israel attacks again (M)


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        • #5
          Picture warrior vs modern armor and F-15s.
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            Picture Syria as a giant pane of glass.
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              I thought Syria's total active and reserves was just under 1 million. Guess I was wrong.
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                Originally posted by Lancer
                Picture warrior vs modern armor and F-15s.
                whew

                they don't have spearmen yet

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Lancer
                  Picture warrior vs modern armor and F-15s.
                  Does the Civ bug still exist, allowing pikemen to shoot down F-15s?
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                    It's not a bug....it's a feature
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                    • #11
                      Does the Civ bug still exist, allowing pikemen to shoot down F-15s?


                      Nope, you can't do that until Knights now

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                      • #12
                        a political analyst, Haitham Kilani, a retired diplomat and air force general, put the number summoned so far at 300,000 of 1.5 million reservists.
                        According to The Military Balance, Syria has 319,000 active servicemen, including about 215,000 in the army. It estimates Syria's reserves at 354,000.
                        Israel enhances Syria\'s standing, president states - Taipei Times
                        http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2003/10/09/2003071007
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                        Huh. I wonder which number, if any, is correct.
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                        • #13
                          Dust off those branches and sequels for the Centcom force...

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                            • #15
                              What is the definition of reservists? Syria might have tiers of them.

                              Also, the matchup woul not be as lopsided as people think, if onyl becuase Israel is right next door, not an ocean away, and no, nukes are very unlikely to be used, and if they were , its not like Israle ended up pretty either (cause the only time the nukes would be used is if Israel was in mortal peril, or had suffered a large WMD attack).
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