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They blew up the air defences and reportedly had help from a CIA informant, but there's nothing to indicate that it was a coup.


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kogasa240plast Sunday at 4:26 AM

True but you don't need advanced defense to take out slow moving helicopters, the fact that nobody used manpads is extremely suspect. Also in syria the russians did token airstrikes while jolani's forces blitzed through the countryside.

mensetmanusmanlast Sunday at 1:04 AM

That was only to save face. It was part of a negotiated exit.

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