Syria This website is written by Donna Welles in Washington, DC. ----- See also: East Germany and Prussia

The Syrian desert

Beirut

The Washington Post is reporting on the Levant. Tel Aviv, Haifa, Beirut, and Gaza are ports in the Levant. Amman and Damascus are inland. There have been tank battles in the Levant. There might be tank driving schools near Tel Aviv. The tanks seem to have been built in Germany's eastern provinces. The newspaper is reporting on a rocket weapon in Lebanon. The Germans maintain airbases in Anatolia. The Golan Heights are near Damascus and Haifa. It seems like there are airbases in the Golan Heights that coordinate trade through Tel Aviv. "...an investigation was underway to determine whether the missile was fired from a drone or from the ground..." (June 29, 2020)

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Libya

The Washington Post is reporting on Libya. There are historical anecdotes about military research facilities in the Libyan desert. The Germans used to test warplanes near the border between Egypt and Libya. There are concerns about the military academies and labor unions in Germany's eastern provinces. The Germans have developed radios that can send long distance transmissions with precision. There seem to be radio signals sent between Sachsen and Tripoli pertaining to military research. It's possible that chemical munitions are transported between Germany and Damascus. There are reports about chemical munitions in the Syrian desert. "Thousands of Syrian men have been recruited for the warring sides in Libya over the past year..." (June 26, 2020)

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Tel Aviv

The Washington Post is reporting on the Levant. There have been tank battles in the Levant. It seems like the tanks were sent to Tel Aviv from the Gulf of Danzig. East Germany traded in East German mark. Bosnia is an important port for the German military because Sarajevo trades in mark. Tel Aviv trades in shekel. There are likely radio signals sent between Brandenburg and Tel Aviv pertaining to military hardware. "...to start discussions July 1 on annexation of the West Bank, territory that Israel captured in a 1967 war..." (June 25, 2020)

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Northern Iraq

Notice this description of northern Iraq. There are complaints about the targeted killing program because the drone strikes are sometimes aimed at cars. There was a drone strike earlier this year that was aimed at a two-car convoy. "...met with the representatives of the Kurdish and communist movements at the opposition conference held in 1991." The Kurds in Mosul are controversial because they allow the Turks to trade by way of Iraqi ports. The Germans maintain airbases in Anatolia. There seem to be weapons platforms in Iraq that receive signals from German land positions. It might be that the airbases in Anatolia have been there since East Germany was apart from West Germany. They might have originally been East German airbases.

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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

The Washington Post is reporting on Saudi Arabia. Riyadh is inland. Benghazi and Tripoli are Libyan ports. There are historical anecdotes about military research facilities in the Libyan desert. The Germans used to test warplanes near the border between Egypt and Libya. There are concerns about the labor unions and military academies in Germany's eastern provinces. There used to be dive bomber training schools in Dresden. Dresden is the capital of Sachsen. There have been labor strikes in East Germany and Czechoslovakia. It seems like radio signals are sent between Dresden and Tripoli pertaining to military research. "...intercepted one ballistic missile targeting Riyadh..." (June 24, 2020)

Saudi Arabia

Azerbaijan

There are reports about chemical munitions in Syria. There are concerns about the labor unions and military academies in Germany's eastern provinces. The Germans maintain airbases in Anatolia. Chemical munitions seem to be transported between Germany and Damascus. East Germany traded in East German mark. Baku is a port on the Caspian Sea. Tabriz, Iran is near Anatolia. The Austrians have for centuries maintain military outposts in Tabriz. "Disturbances break out in Soviet Azerbaijan..."

Baku

Libya

The Washington Post is reporting on the Libyan desert. The Germans used to test warplanes near the border between Egypt and Libya. There are concerns generally about military research facilities in Libya. There are military academies and labor unions in Germany's eastern provinces. The Germans maintain airbases in Anatolia. "...Turkey-backed forces in Libya..." (June 21, 2020)

Libya

Iraq

The Washington Post is reporting on rocket weapons in Iraq. There are reports about chemical munitions in the Syrian desert. It's possible that chemical munitions are transported between Germany's eastern provinces and Syria. "Four rockets exploded inside Baghdad's fortified Green Zone near the U.S. Embassy..." The Germans have developed radios that can send long distance transmissions with precision. There was a drone strike earlier this year that was aimed at a two-car convoy. It's controversial when drone strikes are aimed at cars. (June 19, 2020)

Iraq

Raqqa, Syria

Chemical munitions are likely transported between Germany's eastern provinces and the Syrian desert. Damascus is inland and it is near the Golan Heights. Tel Aviv, Haifa, and Gaza are ports in the Levant. Notice this reference to chemical munitions in Iraq. "1984 March: Iran charges Iraq with the use of chemical weapons." There is a land border between Syria and Iraq. There seem to be military research facilities near Raqqa, Syria. There are labor unions and military academies in Germany's eastern provinces. East Germany traded in East German mark.

Iran

Tehran

Notice this description of the government in Tehran. Reza Shah abdicated the throne. Farah Pahlavi wrote memoirs and her relatives lived in Azerbaijan. There are anecdotes about Reza as a pilot. He went on trips to North Africa. "1979 May: Establishment of the Revolutionary Guards." Tehran is near the Caspian Sea and Baku is a port on the Caspian Sea. Tabriz, Iran is north of Tehran near Anatolia. The Austrians have for centuries maintained military outposts in Tabriz. There are reports about chemical munitions in the Syrian desert. The Germans maintain airbases in Anatolia and there are likely chemical munitions transported to Syria from Ankara. There are concerns about the military academies and labor unions in Germany's eastern provinces. Farah Pahlavi wrote about East German military personnel who would come visit them in Tehran.

Tehran

Northern Iraq

There are reports about chemical munitions in the Syrian desert. Chemical munitions are likely transported between Germany's eastern provinces and Syria. The Germans maintain airbases in Anatolia. The Washington Post is reporting on the Turkish military. "Turkey has defended its past operations into northern Iraq..." It's possible that the Turkish military uses German-made radios to control its infantry movements. (June 18, 2020)

Kurds

The Turkish military

"1055. Seljuk Turks occupy Baghdad..." Notice this description of Baghdad. It's not clear about how Baghdad can defend its ports from the Turkish military. There are Turkish merchants who trade by way of Iraqi and Kuwaiti ports. The Kurds in Mosul sometimes let the Turks trade in northern Iraq. There are reports about chemical munitions in the Syrian desert. Chemical munitions seem to be transported between Germany's eastern provinces and Syria. There are historical anecdotes about labor strikes in East Germany and Czechoslovakia.

Turkey

Yemen

The Washington Post is reporting on drones and rocket weapons in Yemen. The Germans have developed radios that can send long distance transmissions with precision. There might be weapons platforms in Yemen that receive signals from German land positions. "...a ballistic missile fired by Iran-aligned Houthi rebels toward southern Saudi Arabia..." (June 17, 2020)

Yemen

Damascus

The Washington Post is reporting on the targeted killing program. It's controversial when the drone strikes are aimed at cars. There was a drone strike earlier this year that was aimed at a two-car convoy. Here is a description of a drone strike aimed at a vehicle. "The drone strike hit a vehicle carrying the two commanders..." There are reports about chemical munitions in the Syrian desert. It seems like chemical munitions are transported between Germany's eastern provinces and Syria. The Germans maintain airbases in Anatolia. (June 15, 2020)

Damascus

The border between Turkey and Iraq

It's controversial when Turkish merchants trade by way of Iraqi and Kuwaiti ports. The Kurds in Mosul sometimes allow Turkish merchants to trade in northern Iraq. It's never clear about how Baghdad can defend its ports from the Turkish military. Notice this description of the border between Turkey and Iraq. "...this pact reaffirmed the frontier as laid down in the 1926 Treaty of Ankara (q.v.)..." There are reports about chemical munitions in the Syrian desert. The Germans maintain airbases in Anatolia. It seems like chemical munitions are transported between Germany's eastern provinces and Syria.

Ankara

Inflation in Catalonia

There are historical anecdotes about inflation in Catalonia. Barcelona is a port on the Mediterranean Sea and Madrid is inland. There used to be German weapons tests north of Madrid. The inflation probably results from German weaponry traded through Spanish ports. There are likely weapons garrisons in Morocco near Fez and Marrakech. Chemical munitions have been reported in the Syrian desert. It seems likely that chemical munitions are transported between Germany's eastern provinces and the Syrian desert. Luanda, Angola is a port on the Atlantic Ocean. There are German-speaking regions of Namibia. It seems like there are radio signals sent between Windhoek, Namibia and Luanda about military research.

Chad

"The long-contested boundary between Libya and Chad..." There are historical anecdotes about military research facilities in the Libyan desert. The Germans tested warplanes near the border between Egypt and Libya. Notice this description of the border between Libya and Chad. It seems like there are radio signals sent between Tripoli and Damascus about military research. There are modern reports about chemical munitions in the Syrian desert.

Chad

Soviet military hardware

"...provided for Soviet military aid to 'Iraq..." Notice this reference to Soviet hardware in Baghdad. There was a drone strike earlier this year that was aimed at a two-car convoy. It's controversial about the targeted killing program because sometimes the drone strikes are aimed at cars. There are reports about chemical munitions in the Syrian desert. It seems likely that chemical munitions are transported between Germany's eastern provinces and the Syrian desert. The Germans have developed radios that can send long distance transmissions with precision.

Baghdad

Damascus

The Golan Heights are near Damascus. There are likely airbases in the Golan Heights that manage trade through ports in the Levant. Tel Aviv, Haifa, and Gaza are ports. Amman and Damascus are inland. There have been tank battles in the Levant and it seems likely that the tanks were sent there from the Gulf of Danzig. Lubeck is a German port near Poland. Lubeck used to trade in East German mark and Tel Aviv trades in shekel.