I will start a second world wide war game involving the Salafist jihadi community vs the rest of us.
This time I want to do this by teams with me acting (perhaps with others) as control and "all others."
I want to have a number of player teams:
Turkey (I have two Turkish volunteers)
Israel
Syrian Government
Iraq
Iran
Russia
NATO
USA
Jordan/Egypt
The GCC
IS/Nusra/MB
Write me at [email protected] to volunteer. I will make selections. Play will be in turns as before. Tell me if I have missed something.
PL
Col. Lang,
Might not an AFPAK team with General Ali commenting be a worthwhile addition?
Looking forward to the exercise.
Ishmael Zechariah
Posted by: Ishmael Zechariah | 29 December 2014 at 10:19 PM
Dear Colonel,
Please also share the overall war game time frame (start to finish - how many days) and pace of play (how many days between turns) of the war game as that might be helpful for potential volunteers to ensure they are not overcommitting.
Posted by: ISL | 30 December 2014 at 12:53 AM
All
I have a lot on my plate just now. I anticipate a real world time start on this game as of ! February with the game played for three moves over a real world time period of a week. I will add an Af/Pak team. some have suggested a proliferation of single country teams. I doubt that I will do that. If there are a large number of teams the logistical problem of waiting for responses is likely to become overwhelming. pl
Posted by: turcopolier | 30 December 2014 at 10:21 AM
Submitted as information for the upcoming game.
http://aviationweek.com/defense/denial-and-disinformation-will-shape-future-warfare
Posted by: BabelFish | 30 December 2014 at 10:39 AM
Colonel, could I please represent Taliban since they just castrated almighty OTAN.
Posted by: Charlie Wilson | 30 December 2014 at 01:32 PM
Col., How about the 2 factions of Kurdistan, the Iraqi Kurds and the Syrian Kurds? They have been carrying the brunt of the fighting...
Posted by: makosog | 31 December 2014 at 02:20 AM
There are many tribal factions among Kurds - many more than 2.
Posted by: Babak Makkinejad | 31 December 2014 at 10:44 AM
Col,
Magreb, AQIM, Shaabab, Azwadian separatists, BHaram-a sub-SahSahelian soft underbelly perhaps ? Just a thought.
Wishing you and the SST correspondence committee a prosperous New Year ahead....
Posted by: tunde | 31 December 2014 at 10:59 AM
Turcopolier
Well first I thought about taking the role of PR China.
However, since China is not present here - that looks to me a bit like playing WWII without Germans - I'ld maybe opt for one of China's clients, let's say Iran, or maybe Syria or Russia.
Posted by: Bandolero | 31 December 2014 at 11:17 AM
"makosog said...
Col., How about the 2 factions of Kurdistan..."
What I meant were the 2 main factions...
Posted by: makosog | 02 January 2015 at 03:18 AM
makosog
There are two main political factions among IRAQI Kurds. In addition there are several factions of SYRIAN Kurds. Then there is also the religious division among Sunni Kurds (more than 80%), Shia Kurds 15%, Yazidis, etc. Then, there are tribal and clan divisions - What are you referring to? pl
Posted by: turcopolier | 02 January 2015 at 08:56 AM
The Syrian Kurds under Abdullah Öcalan and the Iraqi Kurds under President Masoud Barzani.
Posted by: makosog | 02 January 2015 at 01:10 PM
It is nearly a day old news but I haven't seen it posted here at SST. Looks like ISIS has launched its first attack on Saudi guards
http://m.voanews.com/a/suicide-bomber-kills-border-guards-saudi-arabia-iraq/2585805.html
Posted by: Farooq | 06 January 2015 at 10:40 AM