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@thegeopoldesk He’s forcing commitment, reminiscent of Tokugawa Ieyasu at Battle of Sekigahara [1600- feudal Japan], when he ordered fire toward his hesitant ally Kobayakawa Hideaki on Mount Matsuo to compel a decision. The analogy is close but I don't think it was his inspiration.
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The Geopolitical Desk@thegeopoldesk·
Since the war began, a quiet but intense debate has been unfolding across Arab capitals. Within leadership circles, divisions are becoming more visible. On one side, traditionalists continue to stress the strategic necessity of the U.S. alliance. On the other, a growing number of voices across political, security, and elite networks are becoming increasingly outspoken in their frustration with both Washington and Israel. Statements like Trump’s do not occur in a vacuum. They validate and empower the very factions that have long questioned the reliability and respect embedded in the U.S. partnership. For decades, many Arab states have instinctively leaned toward alignment with the United States. That reflex still exists. But what is changing is the cost of maintaining it. Public opinion is becoming more politically charged. Nationalist sentiment is rising. Leaderships are more exposed than before to domestic pressure and perceptions of humiliation or imbalance. In that context, rhetoric matters. If this trajectory continues, some Gulf states may find themselves forced to reassess their relationship with Washington not out of strategic ambition, but out of political necessity. Not because they want to pivot away from the United States, but because the cost of staying aligned may become too high to sustain.
Vali Nasr@vali_nasr

How Trump sees US-Arab alliance 👇🏼

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Libya Field Notes@LibyaFieldNotes·
There are multiple reports on the incident, but so far the only available image circulating online is AI-generated (Gemini star can still be seen on the original post). Note: the roadworks are located very close to the suspected camp of the Shoura council elements [unverified].
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إيقاف العمل بمشروع طريق غودش بتاجوراء بعد الهجوم على موقع الشركة المنفذة • مجموعة مجهولة ترتدي زيا عسكريا تهاجم موقع الشركة المُنفذة لمشروع طريق غودش من طريق الساحلي إلى طريق الشط بتاجوراء أمس في وقت متأخر جدا. • وبحسب بيان لتجمع ثوار تاجوراء، قاموا بتخريب وتكسير آليات الشركة من زجاج وأبواب وإطارات ومكاتب العمل دون سرقة أي شيء، مما اضطر إدارة الشركة لإيقاف العمل حتى إشعار آخر. • تجمع الثوار أكد أن هذا العمل يضر بتاجوراء وأهلها ويوقف مشاريع الإعمار والتنمية ويُشوه المجلس البلدي تاجوراء. • التجمع أشار إلى تحرك عناصر إدارة المهام الخاصة ومديرية أمن تاجوراء لضبط المخربين وتقديمهم للعدالة. • ويهدف المشروع إلى تحسين البنية التحتية، ويشمل مد خطوط الصرف الصحي، وتصريف مياه الأمطار، ورصف الطريق النهائي تحت إشراف جهاز تنفيذ مشروعات الإسكان والمرافق. #ليبيا #ج_بلس

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Libya Field Notes@LibyaFieldNotes·
widely shared “Flintlock 2026” infographic plagiarized from @rybar_africa) is being circulated without verification and contains multiple inaccuracies: • Outdated and misleading map • No evidence of 444th Brigade participation • 461st mislabelled "166th", incorrect insignia.
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فواصل@fawaselmedia

#ليبيا #Libya مع اقتراب انطلاق مناورات "فلينتلوك" في مدينة سرت، بمشاركة قوات من شرق وغرب البلاد تحت إشراف القيادة العسكرية الأمريكية في إفريقيا (أفريكوم)، نشرت منصة "ريبار" (Rybar) الروسية المتخصصة في التحليل العسكري صورة تُظهر تصوّرًا لشكل القوات التي قد يتكوّن منها ما وصفته بـ"الفيلق الليبي". وذكرت المنصة أن دولًا غربية تعمل على إنشاء هذا التشكيل لمواجهة ما تعتبره تمددًا روسيًا في إفريقيا، مشيرة إلى تدريبات تشارك فيها قوات أمريكية وبريطانية وفرنسية لصالح وحدات من طرابلس، بالتزامن مع نقل مناورات "فلينتلوك" من غرب إفريقيا إلى السواحل الليبية. وتساءلت المنصة عمّا إذا كانت هذه التحركات تنذر بملامح حرب بالوكالة جديدة في منطقة الصحراء؟

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Libya Field Notes@LibyaFieldNotes·
@khengari77 They can manage narratives around his condition, but concealing a death in Libya would be extremely difficult to sustain beyond a short window. We’re now well past that, with no credible signs of funeral activity or family announcements.
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Libya Field Notes@LibyaFieldNotes·
Unidentified CRJ200 arrival into Misrata from London minutes ago. Highly likely carrying Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh following his ~14-day absence from public view, consistent with ongoing reports regarding his health and a rumoued CABG [open heart] operation.
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It is getting worse: His antalgic gait now demonstrates a clear posterior lurch pattern, with posterior trunk lean and a mild ipsilateral component sustained over several steps before he corrects it as he approaches the crowd.

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Libya Field Notes@LibyaFieldNotes·
@MTailamun LNG carriers are a special breed, they have double hulls with void in between and extremely cold steel work (due to the liquefied gas). The blast is sucked in that void tearing the hull wide open like a tin can. This won't happen in a bulk carrier let alone a warship.
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Mohamed Tailamun|محمد طيلمون@MTailamun·
BDA for what is assumed to be an Ukrainian USV attack,meters by many meters of double hull steel is sheared off by the payload. I wonder what the Iranian ones can do. #Libya 📸: vt.tiktok.com/ZSH1YRn3b/
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SONARROW@SONARROW_OSINT

🚨🇷🇺🛰️ Radar spotting of ARCTIC METAGAZ towed to Misrata, Libya 🇱🇾 The russian floating hazard is now being towed by libyan tug MARIDIVE 701. Still carrying tons of LNG, diesel and oil...

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Libya Field Notes@LibyaFieldNotes·
@theepicmap Forgot the Fulani and Malay worlds, the former bing the most widespread and the latter being the largest Muslim ethnic group.
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Update: LNG tanker towing operation The tanker appears to have slowed significantly or halted since ~08:00, after reaching a position ~60 km due north of Alkhums naval base. This may indicate a temporary holding position, possibly for continued offloading or assessment operations
SONARROW@SONARROW_OSINT

🚨🇷🇺🛰️ Radar spotting of ARCTIC METAGAZ towed to Misrata, Libya 🇱🇾 The russian floating hazard is now being towed by libyan tug MARIDIVE 701. Still carrying tons of LNG, diesel and oil...

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Luca Gambardella
Luca Gambardella@GambLuca·
A Misurata ci si prepara per l'esercitazione Flintlock 2026, con il coinvolgimento tra le altre di forze dell'est, dell'ovest, americane e italiane in programma ad aprile
جرائم المليشيات@NEFWEW7vyIiR9IA

وصل رتل عسكري كبير إلى منطقة السدادة شرق #مصراتة، تمهيداً لتنفيذ مناورات عسكرية مشتركة مع قوات #الجيش_الليبي والقوات الأمريكية، في إطار تعزيز التنسيق العسكري والتدريب المشترك.

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Libya Field Notes@LibyaFieldNotes·
So many militaries in the world are confusing the much needed drone cages with the silly and useless cope cages. This can be attributed to media bias since the cope cages were covered more extensively during the earlier phase of the conflict (associated with more public interest)
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Roy🇨🇦@GrandpaRoy2

A Greek Army parade in honor of Independence Day features Leopard 2A6HEL, Leo 2A4, and Leo 1A5 tanks, as well as M117 armored security vehicles. They all have vintage “cope cages”, a quaint throwback to Russian tanks in 2022.

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Libya Field Notes@LibyaFieldNotes·
⚡🇱🇾🇹🇩 Another indicator of tightening control in the Libya–Chad border zone, an impressive feat in itself though it remains to be seen how sustained or widespread this process is.
MRTV@mrtvtchad

𝗦𝗘𝗖𝗨𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗘 | Un groupe armé issu de l’UFDD a rejoint les forces mixtes à la frontière entre le Tchad et la Libye. Les combattants ont remis leur équipement aux autorités militaires. Cette opération s’inscrit dans les actions engagées par l’État pour encadrer les ex-combattants et renforcer la sécurité dans cette zone marquée par la présence de groupes armés. #mrtv #mrtvtchad #Tchad

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Libya Field Notes@LibyaFieldNotes·
Update: LNG tanker towing operation • Approx. 55 km covered • Speed: ~2.3–2.5 knots • Direction: NE–E (not north) • Current position: ~40 km offshore Tripoli Positioning is supported by GPS tracking of Misrata & Azawia-4 tugboats, and AIS data from Maridive 701 (~7h ago).
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With the larger tugboat Maridive 701 now taking over the operation, measurable progress is being made, albeit at a very slow pace. The vessels are moving at ~2.5 knots (≈4.8 km/h), heading eastward rather than north, still at around 30kms offshore.

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Libya Field Notes@LibyaFieldNotes·
@reportingLibya @TheIranWatcher A bunker’s entrance is often its most vulnerable point, but not necessarily a guaranteed way to destroy the bunker. Caveats: • Zig-zag/angled tunnels • Blast doors (multiple layers) • Overpressure systems • Multiple entrances/exits
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Chris Stephen
Chris Stephen@reportingLibya·
@TheIranWatcher Let me help you with the diagrams. See the entrance places ? They are not under hundreds of feet of rock. They can be bombed.
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The Iran Watcher 🇮🇷
The Iran Watcher 🇮🇷@TheIranWatcher·
🚨 Billions of dollars were spent on secret underground missile networks that are now being destroyed. The Islamic Republic built tunnels 500 meters underground, branding them as a “missile metro system.” This is how they spent the people’s money, using the pretext of metro development to fund weapons programs and underground missile networks instead of investing in the lives of Iranians. In addition to squandering generations and draining Iran’s wealth, in the end they could not stop the war or secure peace.
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Hessam 🌞@HessamMousavi

شاید برا شما هم سوال شده باشه چطوری ۵۰۰ متر زیر زمین تونل ساختن یا سیستم متروی موشکی یعنی چی!؟ اینجوری پول ملتو به اسم مترو صرف آبگرمکن‌سازی کردن 👇

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With the larger tugboat Maridive 701 now taking over the operation, measurable progress is being made, albeit at a very slow pace. The vessels are moving at ~2.5 knots (≈4.8 km/h), heading eastward rather than north, still at around 30kms offshore.
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"..orders from the ministry of defence.."; GNU's Deputy MoD Azubi is clearly not wasting any time assuming centre stage. 11 days and counting. P.s. no meaningful tracking movement are presented, suggesting that the LNG tanker is not being effectively towed at this stage.

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Closer inspection of the ordinance further confirms our previous assessment: this was an export Yugoslav M-79, not a Soviet M-62, based on: • Single Circular Lug Welds instead of Dual of Rectangular Welds. • Presence of central plug missing its screw cap. • English stencils.
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17 PRESS@17Pressly

بتعليمات من وزير الداخلية، فرق المباحث الجنائية بالجبل الغربي تعاين موقع الانفجار بأنبوب الغاز بالحمادة. وتعثر على قذيفة طيران روسية من نوع M‑62 وأجزاء صاروخ عيار 130 قرب الصمام BT‑13 على خط نفط شركة الشرارة. #17PRESS #ليبيا

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"..orders from the ministry of defence.."; GNU's Deputy MoD Azubi is clearly not wasting any time assuming centre stage. 11 days and counting. P.s. no meaningful tracking movement are presented, suggesting that the LNG tanker is not being effectively towed at this stage.
17 PRESS@17Pressly

جهاز حرس السواحل: تمكنا من جر السفينة الروسية بعيدا عن الشواطئ بعد أوامر من وزارة الدفاع؛ نطمئنكم أننا نبذل أقصى الجهود للسيطرة على الوضع. #17Press #ليبيا

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Libya Field Notes@LibyaFieldNotes·
@Staatsatheismus Roughly speaking, about 40-45% of all active conflicts worldwide during that period of time had the "Libyan Arab Jamahiriya" listed on [at least one] of the two sides' allies.
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☭ ☫ 🇩🇪🇨🇳@Staatsatheismus·
Just imagine – those were your allies in the 70s and 80s. You simply CAN’T lose.
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Punished Monke@SloboMiloAlt·
@AngelicaOung Rule of thumb: anything you're told about Iran in Western media, assume the opposite.
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Angelica 🌐⚛️🇹🇼🇨🇳🇺🇸@AngelicaOung·
Oh my god I’m so shook right now. I read that years ago and assumed it was all true. But apparently Marjane Satrapi made a lot of shit up in Persepolis. That scene where they give children plastic keys to heaven to get them to fight in the war? Apparently that didn’t happen. When you read a semifictional work like that somehow it seems to have its own authority. You’re told you’re reading someone’s story. You felt their feelings. But it can just be all made up! And the horrible things about Iran they made up make ppl in the west feel justify in doing horrible things to Iran to « free » the Iranian people. So many layers of horrible.
شرق‌زده sharghzadeh@sharghzadeh

Marjane Satrapi's work is orientalist garbage for Whites. Everything I've seen from her is cringe and anti-Iran propaganda.

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@EAlkhdi @NOC_Libya Yes, it was a slow burn rather than a successful detonation of its 100 kg of TNT payload. That would have obliterated the whole concrete box.
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Despite the @NOC_Libya statement regarding the cause of the fire, images have surfaced online of the recovery of a [Yugoslav?] FAB-250 M79 ordinance from Km-538 check valve box. A static IED? -The 'peeled' casing indicates a low-order detonation or a thermal cook-off.
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Thermal anomaly detected via NASA FIRMS, correlated with satellite imagery showing a visible flame streak along a mapped pipeline in Al Hamada. 📍31.224208, 12.452153 No confirmation yet whether this reflects routine flaring, maintenance activity, or an unreported incident.

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Khám phá

@thegeopoldesk @rybar_africa @khengari77 @MTailamun @theepicmap @GambLuca @reportingLibya @TheIranWatcher