Sunday, 28 July 2013
Wednesday, 3 July 2013
Saturday, 29 June 2013
Video: Russian Spetsnaz Operation
FSB and MVD Spetsnaz taking care of business and getting rid of trash in Ingushetia. Extended footage of entire operation updating previous post, including surrender of one terrorist and negotiations with others, along with more detailed account of events.
Translation of events:
In the course of a planned counter-terrorism operation in the Republic of Ingushetia, to identify members of illegal armed gangs, FSB & MVD received information about the possible whereabouts of a few thugs in the village of Dolakovo, Nazran district. The bandits refused an offer to surrender, began firing on the security forces and were neutralized. The two dead gangsters were identified as Ozdoev brothers - Adam, born in 1986 and Halas, born in 1982. At the site of clashes two pistols were found - one of them with a silencer, and two homemade grenades.
According to the operational headquarters in the Republic of Ingushetia, neutralized bandits were active members of the "Nazran" criminal group. This gang is responsible for a number of terrorism-related crimes - attempted murder and murder of law enforcement officers and military personnel, numerous cases of extortion of large sums of money from local businessmen. There is also evidence of the dead brothers direct involvement in the organization and implementation of suicide bombings on a traffic police post, in the administrative border between Ingushetia and North Ossetia, carried out on October 23, 2012. As a result of that attack three police officers were killed.
After the initial contact, Spetsnaz continued to explore the neighboring houses - indiscriminate gunfire rang out from one building. The militants were immediately surrounded. Villagers and bandits parents gathered at the scene, but an attempt to persuade the terrorists to surrender failed. After a brutal two-hour firefight special forces shot and killed two gangsters, identified as Ibrahim Mestoev and Jakub Mankiyev - active members of "Nazran" gang. There were no victims among the civilian population. Unfortunately, there was a loss of one member of the security forces, 32-year-old Dzhambulat Amirarslanov, survived by his wife and their 2 children.
Translation of negotiator at 3:43 :
I promise you will not lose a hair from your head
You come out to the yard, raise your hands
You take off your jacket and show there is no belt
Slowly approach us - our guys will finish checking you
Understand? Please come out, Jakub
Do you hear me, Jakub?
If he doesn't want to - it is his life, his choice
Jakub, please hear me, and start to come out
I just don't have much time to wait
Come out - your father is here, standing next to me
Nobody will touch you here, I promise you
Do you hear me, Jakub?
If Ibrahim doesn't want to come out - it's his choice
You come out - we don't want more blood
Come on out, please I am asking you
Why do you need this?
Come on out carefully into the yard...
10 minute footage:
Short clip of RPG shot:
Translation of events:
In the course of a planned counter-terrorism operation in the Republic of Ingushetia, to identify members of illegal armed gangs, FSB & MVD received information about the possible whereabouts of a few thugs in the village of Dolakovo, Nazran district. The bandits refused an offer to surrender, began firing on the security forces and were neutralized. The two dead gangsters were identified as Ozdoev brothers - Adam, born in 1986 and Halas, born in 1982. At the site of clashes two pistols were found - one of them with a silencer, and two homemade grenades.
According to the operational headquarters in the Republic of Ingushetia, neutralized bandits were active members of the "Nazran" criminal group. This gang is responsible for a number of terrorism-related crimes - attempted murder and murder of law enforcement officers and military personnel, numerous cases of extortion of large sums of money from local businessmen. There is also evidence of the dead brothers direct involvement in the organization and implementation of suicide bombings on a traffic police post, in the administrative border between Ingushetia and North Ossetia, carried out on October 23, 2012. As a result of that attack three police officers were killed.
After the initial contact, Spetsnaz continued to explore the neighboring houses - indiscriminate gunfire rang out from one building. The militants were immediately surrounded. Villagers and bandits parents gathered at the scene, but an attempt to persuade the terrorists to surrender failed. After a brutal two-hour firefight special forces shot and killed two gangsters, identified as Ibrahim Mestoev and Jakub Mankiyev - active members of "Nazran" gang. There were no victims among the civilian population. Unfortunately, there was a loss of one member of the security forces, 32-year-old Dzhambulat Amirarslanov, survived by his wife and their 2 children.
Translation of negotiator at 3:43 :
I promise you will not lose a hair from your head
You come out to the yard, raise your hands
You take off your jacket and show there is no belt
Slowly approach us - our guys will finish checking you
Understand? Please come out, Jakub
Do you hear me, Jakub?
If he doesn't want to - it is his life, his choice
Jakub, please hear me, and start to come out
I just don't have much time to wait
Come out - your father is here, standing next to me
Nobody will touch you here, I promise you
Do you hear me, Jakub?
If Ibrahim doesn't want to come out - it's his choice
You come out - we don't want more blood
Come on out, please I am asking you
Why do you need this?
Come on out carefully into the yard...
10 minute footage:
Short clip of RPG shot:
Sunday, 16 June 2013
Australian Special Operations Task Group (SOTG) - HK417
Australian Special Operations Task Group (SOTG) HK417
Gear:
Crye Precision AirFrame;
Crye Precision AirFrame Helmet Cover;
AN/AVS 6 or 9 and battery pack;
Crye Precision CAGE Plate Carrier (CPC);
Crye Precision Blast Belt;
Gun:
Heckler & Koch HK417;
Suppressor;
Friday, 14 June 2013
Mayflower HK417 Recce Chest Rig
HK417 Recce Chest Rig loaded for use overseas.
HK417 Recce Chest Rig unloaded showing the contents; the large pockets can accommodate a large variance of mission specific kit.
Source: Mayflower Research Consulting LLC - Facebook
Gear:
Mayflower HK417 Recce Chest Rig;
Map & Protractor;
VS-17 Panel;
IFAK;
Streamlight sidewinder flashlight;
IR Laser target designator;
Leatherman multi tool;
Red/White smoke;
M2 compass;
A/N PRC-148 MBITR;
BA-5590 ASIP battery;
AN/PRC-148 MBITR/JEM Cable;
Blackhawk Hell Storm gloves;
30rd PMag w/ Magpul;
Gun:
M4;
ATPIAL AN/PEQ-15 Target Pointer/Illuminator;
LMT SOPMOD Stock;
ACOG;
Friday, 7 June 2013
Sunday, 17 February 2013
Saturday, 16 February 2013
The SEAL who shot Osama Bin Laden
Interesting article from Esquire magazine on the "Man who shot Osama Bin Laden": Link.
Helmet:
Ops-Core helmet in AOR1;
S&S Precision Manta Strobe;
Princeton Tec Modular Personal Lighting System;
Red Team patch;
Sunday, 27 January 2013
US SOF Operator
Click for bigger picture.
Gun Build:
MK18 Mod 1 Block 2;
Elcan Spectre DR;
PEQ 15;
AOR1 Sling;
Uniform:
Crye Precision AirFrame Helmet and Cover;
Woodland counter weight pouch;
US IR Flag;
S&S Precision V-Lite;
Peltor ComTac Headset;
Princeton Tec Modular Personal Lighting System;
Woodland BDU Raid Jacket/Shirt;
Crye Precision Multicam Jumpable Plate Carrier;
Crye Precision Multicam MBITR Radio Pouch;
Mayflower Multicam Assault Back Panel;
AN/PRC 148 Radio;
Tourniquet;