Previous less-than-friendly interactions between NATO and Syrian forces on the hogbacks of the desert made me accutely sensible of the dangers lurking around every dune while bomb defusing, compound raiding, insurgent hunting and all other desert related olympic sports. Tucked away rebels packing soviet-era automic roscoes-47, well placed man-carried cannonry amongst dead-ends and alley-ways and syrian agitators concealed between civilians made sure that Al-Amarah won’t soon be forgotten by those in charge (mainly me, myself and I). The battle for Al-Amarah- while considered by the Office (my, myself and I) as a clear tactical victory during the first days of … Continue reading An Exercise in Cautious Agression- Combat Mission Shock Force 2 AAR